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Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus ruficeps (Kaup, 1852)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher, Poecilotriccus ruficeps, is a passerine of the Tyrannidae family found from Venezuela to northern Peru, with records in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It is a year-round resident in shrubby and brushy growth at forest edges and in clearings, in overgrown pasture, beside roads and watercourses, and in bamboo stands, but not in the forest interior. The nominate form has a bright rufous crown, a grey nape and a black line linking the two, with the sexes alike. Its breeding period is not defined, though it seems to run from March to September.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: Venezuela to n Peru
