Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher

Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher
	From Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador.
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Poecilotriccus
Species:	P. ruficeps
Binomial name
	Poecilotriccus ruficeps; (Kaup, 1852)

The rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus ruficeps) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It was formerly placed in the genus Todirostrum, and has been known as the rufous-crowned tody-tyrant.[2] It is found in thickets and second growth in the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru.

San Isidro Lodge - Ecuador

References

BirdLife International (2012). "Poecilotriccus ruficeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2008)

External links

"Rufous-crowned tody-tyrant" photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
"Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher"-Photo-High Res; Article tropicalbirding–"Northern Ecuador"

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Poecilotriccus ruficeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

[2] Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2008)