Citron-bellied Attila

Attila citriniventris

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestSmall · 34 g

What the Citron-bellied Attila sounds like

Sonogram of the Citron-bellied Attila: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Orellana: Laguna Añangu ('Napo Wildlife Center'), s-bank Río Napo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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The 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). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark gray crown and face. Their upperparts and tail are mostly rufous-brown with a paler cinnamon-rufous rump. Their wings are dusky. Their throat is grayish white. Their underparts are mostly bright ochraceous that is yellower on the belly; the lower throat and breast have faint dusky streaks. They have a dark reddish brown iris, a grayish maxilla, a gray-tipped pinkish mandible, and gray legs and feet. Voice: The citron-bellied attila's song is "a series of 4–6 loud, rapid and slightly rising whee whistles followed by lower-pitched wu". It also makes "a flat-pitched whee-whee-whee-whee-whee".

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When to see the Citron-bellied Attila

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

Where to see the Citron-bellied Attila

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Citron-bellied Attila

The citron-bellied attila is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Easily confused with

Side by side: Cinnamon Attila vs Citron-bellied Attila · Citron-bellied Attila vs White-eyed Attila · Citron-bellied Attila vs Rufous-tailed Attila

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