Long-tailed Tyrant

Colonia colonus

Distinctive flycatcher: long central tail feathers usually obvious, longer in males than females. Even without tail, plumage is unique: black body with white back and eyebrow. Fairly small flycatcher, usually perched conspicuously in clearings, open habitats, or forest edges. Listen for rising whistled call.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Colonia colonus
Authority
(Vieillot, 1818)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Colonia

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
stable

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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