Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura)  
Genus: Alectrurus (2 species, 2 worldwide)


Strange-tailed Tyrant
Strange-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus risora) Male Vulnerable
Argentina  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info


Cock-tailed Tyrant
Cock-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor) Male Vulnerable
Serra da Canastra NP, Minas Gerais, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Found in natural grasslands. Note flight with tail raised.


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