- Lophotriccus galeatus
Identification
10.2 cm (4 in)
- Long black crown feathers with olive-grey edges. Sometimes erected
- Whitish lores
- Olive upperparts
- Dusky wings
Distribution
South America: found in eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Amazonian Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Terra firme and varzea forest edges. Also swampy areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects.
They generally forage on their own, though are sometimes seen in mixed species flocks.
Breeding
They construct a bag-like domed nest.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2024) [1]. Retrieved 13 January 2024
- Clock, B. M. (2020). Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant (Lophotriccus galeatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.heptyr1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Helmeted_Pygmy_Tyrant
External Links
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