NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum nigriceps P. L. Sclater, 1855
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 black-headed tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum nigriceps) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.
It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is a small, black and yellow, insectivorous bird.
Its call and song are composed of high pitched one-note chirps. Each vocalization is often confounded for the other. Its reproductive traits are not well documented but both parents contribute to building the nest and clutches only have one egg at a time. In 2021, the IUCN assessed its conservation status and deemed it of least concern.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-headed tody-flycatcher; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:04:31.992765+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Todirostrum nigriceps P. L. Sclater, 1855
- Name authority
- P. L. Sclater, 1855
- Common name
- Black-headed 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 nigriceps P. L. Sclater, 1855
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 |
| 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 |
| Spotted Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum maculatum (Desmarest, 1806) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maracaibo Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum viridanum Hellmayr, 1927 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=563487 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:57B28. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.