Sep 21

Bird of the day

Sapayoa

Sapayoa aenigma

The sapayoa or broad-billed sapayoa (Sapayoa aenigma) is a suboscine passerine bird found Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.

The sapayoa is 13.5 to 15 cm (5.3 to 5.9 in) long and weighs about 21 g (0.74 oz). Its head and upperparts are olive with a dusky tinge to the wings and tail. It throat and belly are a yellower olive. Its bill is wide and black with rictal bristles around it. Its iris is dull reddish brown and its legs are gray. Males have a yellow stripe on the crown.

Aliases

Sapayoa aenigma

Range

Range map of Sapayoa

Data retrieved on October 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM