Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus) | Photos, Calls and ID

LCLeast ConcernOmnivore

ForestCup nestSmall · 39 g

Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Feroze Omardeen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus), photo 2 — Photo: anidamk · CC0

Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus), photo 3 — Photo: anidamk · CC0

Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus), photo 4 — Photo: Kathy Daniel · CC0

Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus), photo 5 — Photo: Kathy Daniel · CC0

Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus), photo 6 — Photo: avocat · CC BY 4.0

Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus), photo 8 — Photo: Kathy Daniel · CC0

Cinnamon Attila (Attila cinnamomeus), photo 9 — Photo: Kathy Daniel · CC0

What the Cinnamon Attila sounds like

Sonogram of the Cinnamon Attila: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Orellana: Laguna Añangu ('Napo Wildlife Center'), s-bank Río Napo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Orellana: Laguna Añangu ('Napo Wildlife Center'), s-bank Río Napo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The cinnamon attila is about 19.5 to 20.5 cm (7.7 to 8.1 in) long and weighs 28 to 45 g (0.99 to 1.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a deep rufous head, upperparts, and tail. Their wings are mostly deep rufous with blackish primaries. Their wing coverts are dusky with wide rufous edges. Their underparts are mostly cinnamon-rufous with a somewhat yellower belly. They have a reddish brown iris, a black bill, and gray legs and feet. Voice: One of the cinnamon attila's songs is "a loud ascending whistle weary weary weary weer-ry". Another is a "slow, reedy series of 3 or more ascending wheer whistles" that is repeated persistently. Its calls are "a loud ringing hawk-like whistle, pü-puéééeeeear" that also is repeated multiple times and a "whoo-whoo-wheeeyeér" that is similar to calls of other Attila species.

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When to see the Cinnamon Attila

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Cinnamon Attila

Regular range

The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ecuador Brazil Colombia Peru Guyana French Guiana Suriname Venezuela Bolivia

About the Cinnamon Attila

The cinnamon attila is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Easily confused with

White-eyed AttilaAttila bolivianusThe white-eyed attila is 19 to 22 cm (7.5 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 40 to 45 g (1.4 to 1.6 oz).

Rufous-tailed AttilaAttila phoenicurusThe rufous-tailed attila is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs about 32 to 34.5 g (1.1 to 1.2 oz).

Citron-bellied AttilaAttila citriniventrisThe citron-bellied attila is 18 to 18.5 cm (7.1 to 7.3 in) long and weighs 30 to 38 g (1.1 to 1.3 oz).

Side by side: Bright-rumped Attila vs Cinnamon Attila · Cinnamon Attila vs Grey-hooded Attila · Cinnamon Attila vs White-eyed Attila · Cinnamon Attila vs Rufous-tailed Attila · Cinnamon Attila vs Citron-bellied Attila

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