Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Rufous-crowned Elaenia (Elaenia ruficeps) - HBW 9, p. 272

French: Élénie tête-de-feu German: Rostnacken-Olivtyrann Spanish: Fiofío Crestirrufo

Taxonomy: Elainea [sic] ruficeps Pelzeln, 1868, Borba, Brazil.
Has been hypothesized as being closest to E. cristata on basis of nostril structure and wing formula, but the two differ greatly in plumage and behaviour. Monotypic.

Distribution: Very local in SE Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), the Guianas, SE Colombia (Meta E to Guainía and Vaupés) and N Brazil (N Roraima, N Amapá, both sides of middle and lower Amazon, and along R Cururu in S Pará).