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title: "Slaty-capped Flycatcher"
description: "Leptopogon superciliaris — Aves. The slaty-capped flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/slaty-capped-flycatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Slaty-capped Flycatcher

> Leptopogon superciliaris — Aves. The slaty-capped flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.

- Scientific name: *Leptopogon superciliaris*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 958
- Wikidata: [Q1258942](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1258942)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16380](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16380)

## Names

- en: Slaty-capped Flycatcher
- de: Schieferkopffliegenstecher
- es: Orejero coronigrís
- fr: Pipromorphe à tête grise
- pl: Muchotyranik andyjski

## Countries with the most observations

CO (201), EC (121), CR (104), PE (50), BO (20), VE (19), PA (7), TT (7)

## Summary

The slaty-capped flycatcher (Leptopogon superciliaris) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found from Costa Rica south to Bolivia and east to Venezuela and Trinidad.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/326488702

## Machine access

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