Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Torrent Tyrannulet (Serpophaga cinerea) - HBW 9, p. 285

French: Tyranneau des torrents German: Sturzbach-Kleintyrann Spanish: Piojito Guardarríos

Taxonomy: L[eptopogon] cinereus Tschudi, 1844, Tarma, Junín, Peru.
Possibly closest to S. nigricans. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • grisea Lawrence, 1871 - Costa Rica and W Panama.
  • cinerea (Tschudi, 1844) - Andean slopes and foothills from Colombia (including Santa Marta Mts and Perijá Mts) and Venezuela (Mérida) S to Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).

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