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White-crested Tyrannulet
Serpophaga subcristata (Vieillot, 1817)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
White-crested Tyrannulet, Serpophaga subcristata, is a bird of South America, breeding from Bolivia and southern Brazil to central Argentina and Uruguay. It belongs to the Tyrannidae family and was first described by Vieillot in 1817. It is a small passerine with the sexes alike. The nominate form has a grey crown and nape, with white crown feathers that can be lifted into a crest. It also shows a thin white eyebrow, a pale eye-ring, a dark line through the eye, two pale wing bars, and a pale yellow belly.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- South America: Bolivia and s Brazil to c Argentina and Uruguay
