Helmeted Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus galeatus)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
9.50 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

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

Eastern Venezuela (Sucre, Monagas, Bol��var, Amazonas), the Guianas, eastern Colombia, north-eastern Peru (Loreto) and northern Brazil (northern Amazonas east to Amap� and, south of Amazon, eastern from R Tapaj�s to Maranh�o).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (46)...)

Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus galeatus) [XC754776]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Sinop, Cascalheiras - Mato Grosso, Brazil (song)

Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus galeatus) [XC828230]
by Brice de la Croix from Tapete verde - Parauapebas, Par\u00e1, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Formerly placed in a monotypic genus, Colopteryx, on grounds of narrow outer three primaries, but subsequently moved to present genus owing to overwhelming similarities (including anatomical characters) to current congeners.

References
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