Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant

Lophotriccus pileatus

The Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) is a 7.5 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

7.5 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

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