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Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant
Pseudotriccus ruficeps (Lafresnaye, 1843)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant, Pseudotriccus ruficeps, is a passerine of the Tyrannidae family that breeds in South America from Colombia to Bolivia. It lives in humid montane forest and cloudforest, especially in vine tangles and along forest edges. The bird is a resident throughout the year. It is marked by an entirely bright orange-rufous head and throat, with dark olive upperparts, a dull chestnut tail, and wings that look fully chestnut. The sexes are alike, and juveniles are mostly dark olive.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: Colombia to Bolivia
