The rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher (''Poecilotriccus ruficeps'') is a species of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

in the family

Tyrannidae The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds known to exist in the world, with more than 400 species. They are the most dive ...

, the

tyrant flycatcher The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds known to exist in the world, with more than 400 species. They are the most dive ...

s. It was formerly placed in the genus ''

Todirostrum ''Todirostrum'' is a genus of Neotropical birds in the New World flycatcher family Tyrannidae. Taxonomy and species list The genus ''Todirostrum'' was erected in 1831 by the French naturalist René Lesson. The type species was designated as the ...

'', and has been known as the rufous-crowned tody-tyrant.Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers
- South American Classification Committee (2008) It is found in thickets and second growth in the

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and far northern

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"Rufous-crowned tody-tyrant" photo gallery
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rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher 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.

Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes Birds of the Venezuelan Andes

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Tyrannidae-stub