| Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher | |
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| From Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Poecilotriccus |
| Species: | P. ruficeps |
| Binomial name | |
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Poecilotriccus ruficeps (Kaup, 1852) |
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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. It is found in thickets and second growth in the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru.