Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Double-banded Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus) - HBW 9, p. 318
French: Microtyran bifascié
German: Grau-Schuppenkopftyrann
Spanish: Cimerillo Bilistado
Other common names: Golden-scaled Pygmy-tyrant (congener)
Taxonomy: Cometornis vitiosus Bangs and T. E. Penard, 1921, Sarayacu, River Ucayali, Peru.
Probably forms a superspecies with L. eulophotes, and sometimes treated as conspecific. Race congener thought by some to be possibly a separate species. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- guianensis J. T. Zimmer, 1940 - the Guianas and NE Brazil (N of Amazon in N Pará and Amapá).
- affinis J. T. Zimmer, 1940 - SE Colombia (from Meta S to Putumayo, Vaupés and Amazonas), NW Brazil (upper R Negro), E Ecuador and NE Peru (N of Amazon).
- vitiosus (Bangs & T. E. Penard, 1921) - E Peru from E San Martín and S Loreto S to Huánuco.
- congener Todd, 1925 - W Brazil (SW Amazonas) and E Peru (E of R Ucayali).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two views of a perched bird (you can see it's crest in the second sequence, when the bird ruffles it's feathers). Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp guianensis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 21 July 2011 9 weeks ago 13 sec 3
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One bird singing. Locality Petit-Saut, Cayenne, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 19 June 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Song. Locality Tierra Blanca, Loreto Department, Peru
(ssp affinis)
Nick Athanas 13 May 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
Calling solitary in secondary growth Locality Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve, Iquitos, Loreto Department, Peru
dreyernp 1 year ago 3
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