Crowned Chat-Tyrant

Silvicultrix frontalis (Lafresnaye, 1847)

Crowned Chat-Tyrant, Silvicultrix frontalis, is a passerine of the tyrant flycatcher family that breeds in Colombia and Ecuador. It was first described by Lafresnaye in 1847. In Colombia it occurs in the central and western Andes, while in Ecuador it is found on both Andean slopes. It lives in humid montane forest and woodland, elfin forest, and scrubby country up to the tree line. The species is a resident throughout the year, and the nominate form is joined by S. f. albidiadema, which has a wholly white forecrown and supercilium.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Breeding range

South America: Colombia and Ecuador