Birds of Brazil

○   ←   PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)   →
Genus: Lophotriccus (3 species, 4 worldwide)


Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant
Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus eulophotes)
Ucayali, Peru   		   
Photograph by Fernando Angulo Pratolongo   © All Rights Reserved.


Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant
Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus galeatus)
Viruá National Park, Roraima, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca   © All Rights Reserved.
Compare to Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant.

Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant
Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus affinis)
Ecuador   		   
Photograph by Cedric MROCZKO   © All Rights Reserved.
Crested with black pale-edged feathers. Similar to Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant. Not clear (to me) where 'double-banded' comes from.

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