Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant
Pseudotriccus simplex
Small brown flycatcher found in humid forest from southern Peru to central Bolivia. Very plain; adults have a faint rusty tinge on the head, but this is lacking in young birds. Similar to juvenile Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant, but lacks rusty wings and tail. It does not overlap with Bronze-olive Pygmy-Tyrant. Stays quite low in the understory; sometimes gives thin, high-pitched whistles and trills as well as soft snaps.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Pseudotriccus simplex
- Authority
- (Berlepsch, 1901)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Pseudotriccus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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