The double-banded pygmy tyrant (Lophotriccus vitiosus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swampland.
| Double-banded pygmy tyrant | |
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| Double-banded pygmy-tyrant at Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Lophotriccus |
| Species: | L. vitiosus
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| Lophotriccus vitiosus (Bangs & Penard, TE, 1921)
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Diet and hunting edit
Its appetite consists mainly of insects, and it known as a fly-catching bird. The double-banded pygmy tyrant perches inconspicuously in the canopy (biology) of its rain forest habitat.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lophotriccus vitiosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699559A93737365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699559A93737365.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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