• Synonyms Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant, Scaled Helmeted-Flycatcher, Scale crested Pygmy Tyrant
  • Old latin name for bird Euscarthmus pileatus

Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrantbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Aberrant, alarm call, Distress call in hand, © Charlie Vogt
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Costa Rica
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Yair Guillermo Molina Martínez.
    Colombia
  • 4.
    Call, © Oscar Campbell
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Song, © Ross Gallardy
    Peru
  • 6.
    Calls, © Jonas Nilsson
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Call:, © Jonas Nilsson
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Aberrant, alarm call, Distress call in hand, © Charlie Vogt
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Song, © Patricio Mena Valenzuela
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Song, © Ross Gallardy
    Peru
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion Costa Rica to n Venezuela and se Peru

Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Lophotriccus pileatus hypochlorusse Peru-No
Lophotriccus pileatus luteiventrisCosta Rica to e Panama-No
Lophotriccus pileatus pileatuse Ecuador to c Peru-No
Lophotriccus pileatus santaeluciaene Colombia and n Venezuela-No
Lophotriccus pileatus squamaecristaw Colombia, c, w Ecuador and nw Peru-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalantirà emplomallat dels Andes
Chinese鳞冠侏霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional)鱗冠侏霸鶲
Croatianriđokruna elenija
Czechtyránek rezavochocholatý, Tyránek žlutavobrichý
DanishSkæltoppet Pygmætyran
DutchSchubkuifdwergtiran, Schubkuif-dwergtiran
Finnishruskotöyhtötypäkkö
FrenchTodirostre chevelu, Tyranneau chevelu, Microtyran chevelu
GermanSchuppenkopftyrann, Rot-Schuppenkopftyrann, Schuppenkopf-Tyrann
Hungariankontyos törpetirannusz
ItalianTiranno pigmeo crestasquamata, Tiranno pigmeo crestascagliosa
Japaneseカンムリハエトリ
Lithuanianpaprastasis žvynuotagalvis tironas
Norwegianfjellalvetyrann
Norwegian NynorskFjellalvetyrann
Polishłuskoczubek rdzawopióry, luskoczubek rdzawopióry
Portuguesemaria-cabeluda, tiraninho-pigmeu-de-escamas
RussianЧешуехохлый тиранчик-гренадер, Чешусхохлый тиранчик-гренадер, Рыжехохлая чубатка
Slovakmuchárčik červenohrivý
SpanishTiranuelo Crestibarrado, Cimerillo crestiescamado, Mosquerito de yelmo, Pico Chato de Penacho, Cimerillo andino
SwedishRosttofsad dvärgtyrann, rosttofsad pygmétyrann, rosttofsad todityrann
TurkishAnd Taçlı Tiranı
Ukrainianтиранчик-чубань західний