Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant
Lophotriccus galeatus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant
The Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus galeatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lophotriccus galeatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla Galeata
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.24
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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