Rufous-tailed Attila (Attila phoenicurus)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-tailed Attila, Grey-headed Attila, Gray-headed Attila

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Pelzeln, 1868

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela.

Breeds in south-eastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro south to Rio Grande do Sul), probably also in north-eastern Argentina (Misiones) and eastern Paraguay; migrants widely scattered in Paraguay, eastern Bolivia, central Brazil and north to southern Venezuela during austral winter.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Rufous-tailed Attila (Attila phoenicurus) [XC770855]
by Alejandro Bodrati from Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Biol\u00f3gica de Borac\u00e9ia, Brazil (song)

Rufous-tailed Attila (Attila phoenicurus) [XC789581]
by id from Parque Provincial Cruce Caballero, San Pedro depto, Misiones, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
Formerly placed in a monotypic genus, Pseudattila.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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