Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus(Lawrence, GN, 1862)
English (US) Brown-capped Tyrannulet
The Brown-capped Tyrannulet (Ornithion brunneicapillus) 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: Costa Rica to western Colombia, northwestern Ecuador, and northwestern VenezuelaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ornithion brunneicapillus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-capped Tyrannulet
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tyrannulus brunneicapillus
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1862)
- Type locality
- Isthmus of Panama; presumably from near Lion Hill, Canal Zone.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.4, no.13 p.12
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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