Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant
Lophotriccus vitiosus(Bangs, O; Penard, TE, 1921)
English (US) Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant
The Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Lophotriccus vitiosus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant
- Described by
- (Bangs, O; Penard, TE, 1921)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Lophotriccus vitiosus affinis
- Lophotriccus vitiosus guianensis
- Lophotriccus vitiosus vitiosus
- Lophotriccus vitiosus congener
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cometornis vitiosus
- Described by
- (Bangs, O; Penard, TE, 1921)
- Type locality
- Peru; restricted to Sarayacu, Rio Ucayali, by Zimmer, 1940, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 1066, p. 19.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 64, no.4 p.373
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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