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Pseudotriccus

Pseudotriccus
Rufous-headed pygmy tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Pseudotriccus
Taczanowski & Berlepsch, 1885
Type species
Pseudotriccus pelzelni[1]
Taczanowski & von Berlepsch, 1885

Pseudotriccus is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. They are found in the undergrowth of Andean forests.

Species

It contains three species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Pseudotriccus pelzelni Bronze-olive pygmy tyrant Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru
Pseudotriccus ruficeps Rufous-headed pygmy tyrant Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Pseudotriccus simplex Hazel-fronted pygmy tyrant Bolivia and Peru.

References

  1. ^ "Pipromorphidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.


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