Spadebill | |
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White-throated spadebill (Platyrinchus mystaceus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: |
Platyrinchus Desmarest, 1805 |
A spadebill is any of seven species of Central and South American passerine birds of the genus Platyrinchus:
Spadebills are members of the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. They have broad, flat, triangular bills.