Scale-crested pygmy tyrant
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Lophotriccus |
| Species: | L. pileatus
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| Lophotriccus pileatus (Tschudi, 1844)
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The scale-crested pygmy tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) is a species of
Tyrannidae
.
It was given its name for the small crown-like ring of feathers on the top of its head. It raises these feathers both to attract a mate and to seem larger when frightened.
It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Honduras.
Its natural
montane forest
.
Not much is known about the habits or breeding of the bird.
Gallery
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Buonaventura Reserve, Umbrella Bird Lodge - Ecuador -
Buonaventura Reserve, Umbrella Bird Lodge - Ecuador
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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