Many-colored Rush-tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra)

Other Names (World)
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant, Many-coloured Rush-Tyrant, Many-colored Tyrant, Many-coloured Tyrant, Many-colored Rush Tyrant

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
10.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1817)

Habitat
Freshwater lakes, marshes, swamps. From sea-level - 4,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Many-colored Rush Tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) [XC230423]
by Jeremy Minns from Huacarpay lake, Cuzco, Peru (call)

Many-colored Rush Tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) [XC817132]
by Cristian Pinto Fernandez from Tranque La Cadellada, Batuco, Regi\u00f3n Metropolitana, Chile (call)

Subspecies
Distinctive monotypic genus hypothesized by some as being closest to Pseudocolopteryx.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

libertatis Hellmayr, 1920 - Western Peru (La Libertad south to Lima and northern Ica).
alticola (von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896) - Central and south-eastern Peru (Jun��n south to Puno), western Bolivia (La Paz, Oruro) and north-western Argentina (Jujuy, Tucum�n).
loaensis Philippi Ba�ados & Johnson, AW, 1946 - Northern Chile (Antofagasta at confluence of R Loa and R San Salvador).
rubrigastra (Vieillot, 1817) - Paraguay, south-eastern Brazil (southern S�o Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul), central and western Chile (Atacama south to Chilo� and Ais�n), Argentina (Misiones, and from Santa Fe to Buenos Aires and south to Santa Cruz) and Uruguay.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Many-colored Rush-tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) - 10 files

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