Black-capped Pygmy-tyrant (Myiornis atricapillus)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
6.90 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1875)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama.

Costa Rica south to western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis atricapillus) [XC456635]
by Hans Matheve from Achiote, Col\u00f3n, Panama (call)

Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis atricapillus) [XC762293]
by Niels Krabbe from Rio Celeste, Costa Rica (?)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Formerly placed in a separate genus, Perissotriccus, along with Short-tailed Pygmy-tyrant (Myiornis ecaudatus). The two form a superspecies and were previously treated by many authors as conspecific.

References
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