Helmeted pygmy tyrant | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Lophotriccus |
Species: | L. galeatus |
Binomial name | |
Lophotriccus galeatus (Boddaert, 1783) |
The helmeted pygmy tyrant (Lophotriccus galeatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.