Rufous-headed Pygmy-tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
10.90 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lafresnaye, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,850 - 3,350 m, occasionally down to 400 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Colombia (locally in central and eastern Andes, also western slope in northern and south) south to Ecuador (south to Cotopaxi) on western slope and to Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba) on eastern slope.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps) [XC248943]
by Niels Krabbe from Napo: pass of Cord. de los Guacamayos, Ecuador (call, song)

Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps) [XC262179]
by Jonas Nilsson from Esmeraldas: Cayapachupa, Cordillera de Tois\u00e1n, Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, Ecuador (song, wing snaps)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Formerly placed in a monotypic genus, Caenotriccus.

References
See References.

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