Tolmomyias poliocephalus
(L 4.7")
Fairly common...in humid forest
in the Amazon and Atlantic
Forest in South America.
Yasuni Nat’l Park
19Mar2017
Tolmomyias in Greek
means bold or daring fly;
poliocephalus gray head.
Birds like humans have
regional accents in their
songs and calls.
(R Lederer and C Burr)
© Andrew
Spencer
Macaulay
Library