Cock-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
12 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1816)

Habitat
Seasonally wet and dry grasslands, known as "campo limpo" and "campo sujo". From sea-level - 1,460 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Bolivia (B), Brazil (B), Paraguay (B).

Northern and eastern Bolivia (Santa Cruz), southern Brazil (southern Mato Grosso east to Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, south to S�o Paulo), north-eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes).

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

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Grassland habitat destruction and degradation through agricultural development, livestock-farming, plantations and mining, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Mostly silent. Some inconspicuous calls.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Cock-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor) [XC209629]
by Jacob Wijpkema from Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, S\u00e3o Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil (call)

Cock-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor) [XC836142]
by id from Exaltacion (near Palmira), Yacuma, Departamento del Beni, Bolivia (call, display wing-beat noise)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus appears to be most closely allied to Fluvicola and Arundinicola.

Similar Species
Both sexes of Strange-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus risora) have complete breast-band and elongated outer rectrices.

References
See References.

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