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.
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San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador -
Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador
| Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Poecilotriccus |
| Species: | P. ruficeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Poecilotriccus ruficeps (Kaup, 1852)
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Poecilotriccus ruficeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22698834A93706254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22698834A93706254.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2008)
External links
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Media related to Poecilotriccus ruficeps at Wikimedia Commons
- "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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