Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Fork-tailed Pygmy-tyrant (Hemitriccus furcatus) - HBW 9, p. 328

French: Todirostre à queue fourchue German: Gabelschwanz-Todityrann Spanish: Titirijí Tijereta
Other common names: Fork-tailed Tody-tyrant

Taxonomy: T[odirostrum] furcatum Lafresnaye, 1846, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Formerly placed in a monotypic genus, Ceratotriccus, on basis of distinctive elongated and forked tail. Possibly a member of the superspecies formed by H. mirandae, H. cinnamomeipectus and H. kaempferi, possibly also including H. granadensis. Monotypic.

Distribution: CE & SE Brazil, in Bahia, S Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and E São Paulo.