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title: "White-crested Tyrannulet"
description: "Serpophaga subcristata — Birds. The white-crested tyrannulet (Serpophaga subcristata) is a small species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-crested-tyrannulet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-crested Tyrannulet

> Serpophaga subcristata — Birds. The white-crested tyrannulet (Serpophaga subcristata) is a small species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Serpophaga subcristata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2478
- Wikidata: [Q1267181](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1267181)
- iNaturalist taxon: [17211](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/17211)

## Names

- en: White-crested Tyrannulet
- de: Strichelschopftachuri
- es: Piojito tiquitiqui
- fr: Tyranneau à toupet
- nl: Witkuiftachuri
- pt: Alegrinho
- pl: Tyranek szarogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

AR (1032), BR (609), UY (101), BO (20), PY (11)

## Summary

The white-crested tyrannulet (Serpophaga subcristata) is a small species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-crested_tyrannulet

## Photo

![White-crested Tyrannulet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-crested-tyrannulet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20852211

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-crested-tyrannulet?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).