The Painted Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum pictum) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the Guianas of French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname; also eastern-southeastern Venezuela and the northeastern states of Brazil of the Amazon Basin.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
The Painted Tody-Flycatcher is a medium to small bird, with a brite sulphur-yellow breast and small areas of white-black sides; it has a jet-black head, white on the upper neck, and mostly black wings with yellow feathers, and some white feathers. It has a medium to long, strong black bill, and a white spot above the cere between the eyes.
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