Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus)

Other Names (World)
Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant, Golden-scaled Pygmy-tyrant (congener), Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
9.50 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bangs & Penard, 1921)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and swamp forest. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (54)...)

Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus) [XC713990]
by Alexander Schlatmann from Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, State of Acre, Brazil (call, song)

Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus) [XC272410]
by Jeremy Minns from Mozeskreek area, W Suriname, Suriname (call)

Subspecies
Probably forms a superspecies with Long-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus eulophotes), and sometimes treated as conspecific. Subspecies congener thought by some to be possibly a separate species.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

guianensis Zimmer, JT, 1940 - The Guianas and north-eastern Brazil (north of Amazon in northern Par� and Amap�).
affinis Zimmer, JT, 1940 - South-eastern Colombia (from Meta south to Putumayo, Vaup�s and Amazonas), north-western Brazil (upper R Negro), eastern Ecuador and north-eastern Peru (north of Amazon).
vitiosus (Bangs & Penard, 1921) - Eastern Peru from eastern San Mart��n and southern Loreto south to Hu�nuco.
congener Todd, 1925 - Western Brazil (south-western Amazonas) and eastern Peru (east of R Ucayali).

References
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Files:

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