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Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant
Lophotriccus eulophotes Todd, 1925
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Long-crested pygmy-tyrant at Rio Branco - Acre - Brazil
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Open encyclopedia reference
The long-crested pygmy tyrant (Lophotriccus eulophotes) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the western Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.
Wikipedia contributors, Long-crested pygmy tyrant; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:13:24.347734+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lophotriccus eulophotes Todd, 1925
- Name authority
- Todd, 1925
- Common name
- Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Lophotriccus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTyrannidae
- genusLophotriccus Berlepsch, 1884
- speciesLophotriccus eulophotes Todd, 1925
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lophotriccus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Helmeted Pygmy TyrantLophotriccus galeatus (Boddaert, 1783) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scale-crested Pygmy TyrantLophotriccus pileatus (Tschudi, 1844) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Double-banded Pygmy TyrantLophotriccus vitiosus (Bangs & T. E. Penard, 1921) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Todd, & Clyde, W. E. (1925). Sixteen New Birds from Brazil and Guiana. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Vol. 38. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3W4PH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.