Rufous-tailed Attila
Attila phoenicurus
Quite large flycatcher found at all levels of humid forests including Araucaria forests. The upperparts are a deep rufous contrasting with a mostly gray head and paler orange underparts. Typically perches almost motionless, but its voice is a far-carrying whistled “fee-fee-fii,” repeated for long periods all day long. Looks similar to the larger Gray-hooded Attila, but has a rufous rather than gray throat. In the nonbreeding season migrates north into northern Amazonia.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Attila phoenicurus
- Authority
- Pelzeln, 1868
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Attila
Range and habitat
- Breeding range
- SA : se Brazil through Amazonia and s to ne Argentina
- Non-breeding range
- to s Venezuela
- Migration
- Complete migrants
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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