Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant

Lophotriccus eulophotes

Identification

10 cm.

• Long black crown feathers with grey edging forming a sometimes erected and fanned crest
• Whitish lores
• Olive upperparts
• Dusky wings and tail
• Whitish throat and underparts with grey streaks

Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed.

Distribution

Extrem southwest Amazonian Brazil (Rio Purus), southeast Peru and northwest Bolivia (Pando).
An uncommon to locally fairly common restricted-range species.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
May form a superspecies with Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant and is even sometimes considered conspecific.

Habitat

Found in riverine forest, swamp-forest, large stands of Guadua bamboo, forest edges and road-edge second growth.
Occurs up to 400 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Feeds on insects.
Makes short upward strike-sallies to glean prey from stems and leaves. Forages mainly at 4 to 10 m. Follows sometimes mixed-species flocks in bamboo.

Breeding

No information available.

Movements

This is a resident species.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-crested_Pygmy_Tyrant

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