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Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant
Lophotriccus eulophotes Todd, 1925
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus eulophotes, is a passerine in the Tyrannidae family and lives in south-west Amazonia. It was first described in 1925 and is recorded from the upper Purus basin in western Brazil, the Ucayali and Madre de Dios basins in south-eastern Peru, and Pando in northern Bolivia. It is a resident bird of river-edge forest, bamboo stands and mature secondary growth, especially near roads. The species is notable for its long black crown feathers, which can be raised into a crest and extend behind the head when folded.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: sw Amazonia
