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The Russet-winged Spadebill Platyrinchus leucoryphus
Wied, 1831 is a small passerine (12.5 cm, 18 g) endemic
to the Atlantic Forest (Bencke et al. 2006; Brandt et al.
2008). It inhabits the understory of pristine and advanced
secondary forests in lowlands, mountains and the interior
plateau of southeastern Brazil (from central Espirito Santo
to northeast Rio Grande do Sul states), eastern Paraguay
and northeastern Argentina, in Misiones province (Belton
1973; Madrono et al. 1997; Sick 1997; Mazar-Barnett and
Pearman 2001; Willis and Oniki 2003; Fitzpatrick et al.
2004; Esquivel et al. 2007; Brandt et al. 2008) (Figure 1).
Platyrinchus leucoryphus occurs in low densities across
its broad (ca. 426,000 km’) geographical range (BirdLife
International 2011). According to BirdLife International
(2011), recent surveys failed to find new populations
of this species and current populations are known to be
less extensive than previously thought. It is considered
Vulnerable to extinction because its population is declining
due to deforestation (BirdLife International 2011).
Although the species prefers shady and tall well-preserved
forests, Esquivel et al. (2007) found it in a degraded and
isolated one hectare forest patch with an open understory
created by cattle grazing in Paraguay.

In recent years, during a bird monitoring program
focused on high conservation value forests project
Jennings et al. 2003) of Veracel Celulose S/A in
southern state of Bahia, Brazil, we recorded Platyrinchus
leucoryphus in three of the larger remnants of Atlantic
Forest immersed in a matrix of eucalypt plantations,
annual cultures, pastures, and some forest patches (Table
1). In May 2008, J. Silva-Filho registered one and three
individuals of P leucoryphus at the municipalities of Porto
Seguro and Belmonte, respectively. They were identified
by direct observation and vocal recognition, but pictures
and song recordings could not be taken. Those individuals
were similar to White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus
mystaceus Vieillot, 1818, but their upper parts show more
contrast, as in P leucoryphus. In addition, we heard a

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Aves, Tyrannidae, Platyrinchus leucoryphus Wied, 1931:
Distribution extension in Brazil

Vagner de Araujo Gabriel +” and Jesse D’Arc Silva-Filho ”

1 Casa da Floresta Assessoria Ambiental Ltda., Avenida Joaninha Morganti, 289. CEP 13415-030. Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
2 E.E.PS.G. Candido Portinari, Praca Coronel Nogueira, 1. CEP 14300-000. Batatais, SP, Brazil.
* Corresponding autor: E-mail: vagner@casadafloresta.com.br

ABSTRACT: The Russet-winged Spadebill Platyrinchus leucoryphus Wied, 1831 is a passerine threatened by extinction.
Its geographical distribution encompasses the Atlantic Forest of southeastern and southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay,
and Misiones province in Argentina. In this note, we document the species for the first time in the state of Bahia (Brazil),
extending its known distribution by 440 km northward.

sharp “fiu” call and, in two occasions, a 3-s whistled trill
rising in pitch, ended up with a sudden “chin”, typical of
P. leucoryphus (Sick 1997; BirdLife International 2011).
An additional record was gathered by J. Silva-Filho in
November 2008 at Belmonte. In this case, the call was
recorded with a Sennheiser ME62 omnidirectional
microphone and a parabolic dish connected to a Sony
TCM-5000EV tape recorder (deposited at the Fonoteca
Neotropical Jacques Vielliard - FNJV 11890). Subsequently,
in April 2009 V.A. Gabriel observed and heard some calls
of another individual of P leucoryphus in the municipality

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FIGURE 1. Geographical distribution of Platyrinchus leucoryphus in South
America according to Ridgely et al. (2007), and records from literature
(Belton 1973; Madrofnio et al. 1997; Mazar-Barnett and Pearman 2001;
Willis and Oniki 2003; Bencke et al. 2006; Esquivel et al. 2007; Brandt et
al. 2008; BirdLife International 2011), collections (Fonoteca Neotropical
Jacques Vielliard, Museu de Biologia Professor Mello Leitao and Instituto
Adolfo Lutz) and new records from the state of Bahia, Brazil.

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TABLE 1. First records of the Russet-winged Spadebill Platyrinchus leucoryphus in remnants of Atlantic forest localized at eucalypt plantation farms in

southern Bahia state, Brazil.

AREA OF THE

MUNICIPALITY LOCATION COORDINATES RECORDS
REMNANTS
Santa Maria, a remnant adjacent to Parque 16°29’28” S,
- 15 May 2008: one specimen
Porto Seguro Nacional Pau-brasil, localized at Santa 552.8 ha b d
observed;
Maria farm, 125 ma.s.l. 39°20’'56” W Ms
- 19 and 20 May 2008: three
specimens were observed and heard,
Taquara, a remnant localized at Taquara 15°59°47” S, they were about 200 m from each
Belmonte and Copaiba farms, on the left bank of 1304.1 ha other;
Jequitinhonha River, 176 mas.s.l. 39°22’54” W
- 15 Nov 2008: one specimen was
heard and vocalization recorded;
Sucupira, a remnant connected to other
small patches by degraded riparian forests, 16°14’41” S,
ms, ; ; i ; - 1 Apr 2009: one specimen was
Santa Cruz Cabralia immersed in eucalypt plantation matrix, at 536.6 ha
, Ate Oe observed and heard;
Agua Branca and Santa Helena A farms, 111 39°17'26" W

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of Santa Cruz Cabradlia. In all cases individuals were found
in the understory of climax Atlantic Forest remnants at
eucalypt plantation farms (Table 1).

Recorded calls were digitalized by Sony Vegas Pro
8.0 editing software and represented in a sonogram
produced by Raven Lite 1.0 software (Cornell Laboratory
of Ornithology). Comparing them with other recordings
indexed in Fonoteca Neotropical Jacques Vielliard (Museu
de Zoologia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas) we

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were able to confirm the occurrence of P leucoryphus in
Bahia. For the comparisons we have used the recordings
made by A. Aleixo and J. Vielliard in the municipalities of
Sete Barras (Sao Paulo state) and Santa Tereza (Espirito
Santo state), respectively. The call of P leucoryphus is
characterized by short-pulsed notes repeated about every
1.8 s and composed essentially by two harmonics. The call
frequency of the recording we made was slightly higher
than the recordings made in Sao Paulo and Espirito Santo

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FIGURE 2. Sonograms of calls of Platyrinchus leucoryphus recorded by A. Aleixo at Parque Estadual Intervales (Sete Barras, SP) (Sonogram A), by J.
Vielliard at Reserva Nova Lombardia (Santa Tereza, ES) (Sonogram B), and by J. Silva-Filho (this study) ina remnant in Belmonte, Bahia state (Sonogram
C). These recordings are placed at Fonoteca Neotropical Jacques Vielliard (Campinas) under catalog number 3783, 8997 and 11890, respectively.

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states, which may represent an intraspecific difference
because the spectral characteristics of the recordings are
similar (Figure 2).

Records reported here are an important contribution
to the knowledge of the geographical distribution
and conservation of P leucoryphus by extending its
distribution about 440 km north of Santa Tereza
municipality, state of Espirito Santo, the previously
northernmost known distribution of the species. From
this locality there is one specimen collected by J.E. Simon
and R. Fadini in January 2000, deposited in the Museu de
Biologia Mello Leitao (Vitéria, ES), and a photo recently
published by G. Magnago in the online Brazilian bird
photo database (http://www.wikiaves.com/315738).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The record made in southern Bahia state (Brazil)
is the outcome of the fauna monitoring conducted by Casa da Floresta
Assessoria Ambiental Ltda. at Eucalyptus plantation farms; we are
grateful to the company Veracel Celulose S/A for financial and logistical
support during the fieldwork. We are thankful to Wesley Silva and
Milena Corbo that gently conceded us some recordings of Platyrinchus
leucoryphus indexed in Fonoteca Neotropical Jacques Vielliard. We are
also in debt with César Cestari and Carlos O. Gussoni, which confirmed
the identification. We would like to thank Simone Beatriz L. Raniere
for map editing and Jodo Gabriel Giovanelli for helping us to edit the
sonograms. Finally we are grateful to Marco A. Pizo and Rodrigo A. Nobre
for reviewing this note.

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RECEIVED: June 2011

LAST REVISED: September 2011

ACCEPTED: September 2011

PUBLISHED ONLINE: December 2011
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Leandro Bugoni

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