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- Lophotriccus pileatus
Identification
Distribution
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized[1].
- L. p. luteiventris
- Highlands of Costa Rica to eastern Panama (Darién)
- L. p. santaeluciae
- Sierra de Perijá (Colombia/Venezuela border) and northeastern and northern Venezuela (from western Zulia east to northwestern Anzoátegui and south to Táchira)
- L. p. squamaecrista
- Andes of Colombia, south through the foothills and lowlands of western Ecuador to extreme northwestern Peru (Tumbes
- L. p. pileatus
- Andes of eastern Ecuador and Peru (south to northern Cuzco)
- L. p. hypochlorus
- Andes of southeastern Peru (Cuzco and Puno)
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scale-crested_Pygmy_Tyrant
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.