Black-and-white Tody-tyrant
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The Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus capitalis) is a species of bird
in the Tyrannidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Todirostrum
, and known as the Black-and-white Tody-Tyrant. It is found in thickets, especially bamboo, in southern Colombia
, eastern Ecuador
, eastern Peru
, and south-western Brazil
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Tyrannidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Todirostrum
Todirostrum
Todirostrum is a bird genus in the family Tyrannidae. They and the members of the genus Poecilotriccus are generally known as tody-flycatchers...
, and known as the Black-and-white Tody-Tyrant. It is found in thickets, especially bamboo, in southern Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, eastern Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, eastern Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, and south-western Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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