Biology:Double-banded pygmy tyrant
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Short description: Species of bird
| Double-banded pygmy tyrant | |
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| Double-banded pygmy-tyrant at Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Lophotriccus |
| Species: | L. vitiosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lophotriccus vitiosus (Bangs & Penard, TE, 1921)
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The double-banded pygmy tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swampland.
Diet and hunting
Its appetite consists mainly of insects, and it known as a fly-catching bird. The double-banded pygmy tyrant perches inconspicuously in the canopy (biology) of its rain forest habitat.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Lophotriccus vitiosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22699559A93737365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699559A93737365.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22699559/93737365. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q282543 entry
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