- Gubernetes yetapa
Identification
40 cm long; tail is up to 22 cm long
- Grey back
- Blackish wings, with a cinnamon-rufous patch
- White throat outlined on the sides of the neck and the upper chest by a dark chestnut line
Distribution
South America: found from eastern Bolivia to Paraguay, south-central and south-eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Cerrado/dry forest, marshes, near swampy areas, open woodland.
Behaviour
It perches on bushes while searching for its prey.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Arthur Grosset
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Streamer-tailed Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Streamer-tailed_Tyrant
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