Scale-crested pygmy tyrant
| Scale-crested pygmy tyrant | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Lophotriccus |
| Species: | L. pileatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophotriccus pileatus (Tschudi, 1844) | |
The scale-crested pygmy tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.
It was given its name for the small crown-like ring of feathers on the top of its head. It raises these feathers both to attract a mate and to seem larger when frightened.
It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Honduras.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Not much is known about the habits or breeding of the bird.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lophotriccus pileatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.