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Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher

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Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher
From Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador.
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P. ruficeps
Binomial name
Poecilotriccus ruficeps
(Kaup, 1852)

The rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus ruficeps) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, 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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  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers - South American Classification Committee (2008)