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− | [[Image:Cock-tailed_Tyrant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Female | + | [[Image:Cock-tailed_Tyrant.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br /> [[Serra da Canastra National Park]], Minas Gerais [[Brazil]], April 2010]] |
;[[:Category:Alectrurus|Alectrurus]] tricolor | ;[[:Category:Alectrurus|Alectrurus]] tricolor | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 12cm | + | 12cm<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 outherns [[Brazil]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
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The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#ARKive |
− | + | {{ref}} | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Alectrurus+tricolor}} | {{GSearch|Alectrurus+tricolor}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Alectrurus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Alectrurus]] |
Revision as of 21:13, 10 February 2011
- Alectrurus tricolor
Identification
12cm
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 outherns Brazil.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Lowland dry grassland and seasonally wet or flooded grassland with tall vegetation.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects.
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
- ARKive
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cock-tailed Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cock-tailed_Tyrant