Birds of Brazil

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Genus: Stigmatura (3 species, 3 worldwide)


Bahia Wagtail-Tyrant
Bahia Wagtail-Tyrant (Stigmatura bahiae) ENDEMIC
Chapada do Araripe, Ceará, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.
Split from the Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant which is found along large Amazon rivers.

Greater Wagtail-Tyrant
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides flavocinerea)
Mendoza, Argentina   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Greater Wagtail-Tyrant
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides gracilis)
Sítio Pau Preto, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.
The disjoint subspecies in the Brazilian 'caatinga' is much yellower.

Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant
Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant (Stigmatura napensis)
Sucumbíos province, Ecuador   		   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.
Found along borders of large Amazon river, often over floating vegetation. Note long tail.

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