---
title: "Sepia-capped Flycatcher"
description: "Leptopogon amaurocephalus — Uccelli. The sepia-capped flycatcher (Leptopogon amaurocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sepia-capped-flycatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sepia-capped Flycatcher

> Leptopogon amaurocephalus — Uccelli. The sepia-capped flycatcher (Leptopogon amaurocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Leptopogon amaurocephalus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1504
- Wikidata: [Q929423](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929423)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16371](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16371)

## Names

- en: Sepia-capped Flycatcher
- de: Braunkopffliegenstecher
- es: Mosqueta corona parda
- fr: Pipromorphe à tête brune
- nl: Bruinkapleptopogon
- pt: Cabeçudo
- pl: Muchotyranik brązowogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (982), AR (109), MX (44), CO (39), HN (31), PE (26), BZ (15), PA (14), GT (11), BO (10), PY (7), CR (5)

## Summary

The sepia-capped flycatcher (Leptopogon amaurocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Chile; it is known in Uruguay as a vagrant.

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

## Photo

![Sepia-capped Flycatcher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sepia-capped-flycatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: filipeprates · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/361321036

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sepia-capped-flycatcher?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).