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− | ;[[Alectrurus|Alectrurus]] tricolor | + | [[Image:Cock-tailed_Tyrantbc.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|birdclub|birdclub}}<br />[[Emas National Park]], [[Brazil]]]] |
+ | ;[[:Category:Alectrurus|Alectrurus]] tricolor | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 12cm | + | [[Image:CocktailedTyrantXP2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Francisco Paludo}}<br />Sacramento, MG, [[Brasil]], July, 2018]] |
+ | 12cm (4¾ in)<br /> | ||
+ | '''Male''' | ||
+ | *Black upperparts | ||
+ | *Grey rump | ||
+ | *White face and underparts | ||
+ | *White between wing tops | ||
+ | *Black patch on sides of breast | ||
+ | *Black tail with elongated tail feathers forming a crescent<br /> | ||
+ | '''Female''' - similar | ||
+ | *Brown | ||
+ | *Normal-shaped, short tail | ||
+ | |||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | [[South America]]: found locally in eastern [[Bolivia]], north-eastern [[Argentina]], north-eastern [[Paraguay]] and southern [[Brazil]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | |
+ | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lowland dry grassland and seasonally wet or flooded grassland with tall vegetation. | Lowland dry grassland and seasonally wet or flooded grassland with tall vegetation. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | ====Diet==== | |
+ | Their main diet consists of insects, particularly arthropods. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | ARKive | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#ARKive |
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Alectrurus | + | {{GSearch|"Alectrurus tricolor" {{!}} "Cock-tailed Tyrant"}} |
− | [[Category:Birds | + | {{GS-checked}}1 |
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+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Alectrurus]] |
Latest revision as of 19:17, 20 June 2023
- Alectrurus tricolor
Identification
12cm (4¾ in)
Male
- Black upperparts
- Grey rump
- White face and underparts
- White between wing tops
- Black patch on sides of breast
- Black tail with elongated tail feathers forming a crescent
Female - similar
- Brown
- Normal-shaped, short tail
Distribution
South America: found locally in eastern Bolivia, north-eastern Argentina, north-eastern Paraguay and southern Brazil.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Lowland dry grassland and seasonally wet or flooded grassland with tall vegetation.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, particularly arthropods.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- ARKive
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cock-tailed Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cock-tailed_Tyrant
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1