Genus

Crested Pygmy-Tyrants

Lophotriccus

4 species in our catalog · found in 33 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusLophotriccus (Crested Pygmy-Tyrants)

Species in this group

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Lophotriccus pileatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lophotriccus galeatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lophotriccus vitiosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lophotriccus eulophotes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Crested Pygmy-Tyrants

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~40%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~40%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~30%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~30%
4	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2	~20%
	Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant			~20%
	Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
5	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~20%
6	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~20%
7	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~20%
	Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant			~20%
8	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~20%
9	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~20%
10	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant			~10%
	Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant			Insufficient data
11	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~10%
	Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
12	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant			~10%
13	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~10%
	Long-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
14	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant			~10%
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant			~10%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~10%
17	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			~10%
18	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
19	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
20	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	<5%
	Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant			Insufficient data
	Long-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
21	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
22	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
23	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
24	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
25	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
26	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
27	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
28	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
29	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			<5%
30	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant			Insufficient data
	Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant			Insufficient data
31	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			Insufficient data
32	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			Insufficient data
33	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant			Insufficient data

Crested Pygmy-Tyrants

Species in this group

Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant

Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant

Long-crested Pygmy-Tyrant

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Crested Pygmy-Tyrants

Parks Ranked