Biology:Pseudotriccus

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Short description: Genus of birds


Pseudotriccus
Pseudotriccus ruficeps -NBII Image Gallery-a00198.jpg
Rufous-headed pygmy tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Pseudotriccus
Taczanowski & Berlepsch, 1885
Type species
Pseudotriccus pelzelni[1]
Taczanowski & von Berlepsch, 1885

Pseudotriccus is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. They are found in the undergrowth of Andean forests.

Species

It contains three species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Bronze-olivePygmy-Tyrant.jpg Pseudotriccus pelzelni Bronze-olive pygmy tyrant Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru
Pseudotriccus ruficeps -NBII Image Gallery-a00198.jpg Pseudotriccus ruficeps Rufous-headed pygmy tyrant Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Pseudotriccus simplex Hazel-fronted pygmy tyrant Bolivia and Peru.

References

  1. "Pipromorphidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=229. 
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/flycatchers/. Retrieved 27 June 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1079010 entry