Alternative name: Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant
- Poecilotriccus ruficeps
Identification
9–10·2 cm (3½-4 in)
- Rufous crown
- Grey nape
- Thin black malar stripe
Distribution
Juvenile, Subspecies ruficeps
Photo by Stanley Jones
Guacamayos Ridge, Napo Province, Ecuador, January 2016
Photo by Stanley Jones
Guacamayos Ridge, Napo Province, Ecuador, January 2016
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- P. r. melanomystax:
- P. r. ruficeps:
- P. r. rufigenis:
- Andes of south-western Colombia and north-western Ecuador
- P. r. peruvianus :
- Andes of southern Ecuador and extreme northern Peru (Piura and Cajamarca)
Habitat
Tropical montane forest. Vegetational type is a middle montane cloud forest and forest edges. Thickets, shrubs, bamboo, saplings. Observed at heights around 2,256 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects. They feed alone or in pairs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-crowned_Tody-Flycatcher
