Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
9.50 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Tschudi, 1844)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 300 - 2,300 m, occasionally down to 100 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.

Unknown to Honduras.

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 (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (66)...)

Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) [XC424645]
by David Monroy Rengifo from Reserva Natural La Carpinter\u00eda, Ibagu\u00e9 - Tolima, Colombia (song)

Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) [XC443159]
by David Monroy Rengifo from PRN Barbas-Bremen \/\/ Circuito Turistico Sur Oriente, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

luteiventris Taczanowski, 1884 - Eastern Honduras (foothills of the Olancho), Costa Rica and Panama (east to eastern Dari�n).
santaeluciae Todd, 1952 - North-western Venezuela (from western Zulia east to Miranda and T�chira) and adjoining Colombia.
squamaecrista (Lafresnaye, 1846) - Andes of Colombia and western Ecuador.
pileatus (Tschudi, 1844) - Andes of eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru (south to Cuzco).
hypochlorus von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1906 - South-eastern Peru from Cuzco (Urubamba Valley) south to Puno (R Madre de Dios).

References
See References.

Files:

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