Order: Passeriformes | Family: Tyrannidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Alto Nieva, San Martin
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador
Status: The Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant is uncommon in the understory of humid montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 2000-3350 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Tirano-Pigmeo de Cabeza Rufa.
Sub-species: Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps), (Lafresnaye), 1843.
Meaning of Name: Pseudotriccus: Gr. pseudos= false and trikkos= unknown small bird. ruficeps: L. rufus= red, ruddy and ceps= headed.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.