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Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum maculatum (Desmarest, 1806)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The spotted tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum maculatum) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Wikipedia contributors, Spotted tody-flycatcher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:58:37.172992+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Todirostrum maculatum (Desmarest, 1806)
- Name authority
- (Desmarest, 1806)
- Common name
- Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Todirostrum
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTyrannidae
- genusTodirostrum R. P. Lesson, 1831
- speciesTodirostrum maculatum (Desmarest, 1806)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Todirostrum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-browed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum chrysocrotaphum Strickland, 1850 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps P. L. Sclater, 1855 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Painted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum pictum Salvin, 1897 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-lored Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum poliocephalum (Wied-M. Neuwied, 1831) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maracaibo Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum viridanum Hellmayr, 1927 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Todus maculatus Desmarest, 1806 Desmarest, 1806 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563486 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:57B27. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.