How do you identify an Ochraceous Attila?

The ochraceous attila is 20 to 22 cm (7.9 to 8.7 in) long and weighs about 46 g (1.6 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is an Ochraceous Attila?

The Ochraceous Attila is a small sized bird weighing about 46 g.

Where can you see an Ochraceous Attila?

The Ochraceous Attila occurs in 3 countries, including Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.

What does an Ochraceous Attila sound like?

You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Ochraceous Attila on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to an Ochraceous Attila?

The Ochraceous Attila is most easily confused with the Citron-bellied Attila, the Rufous-tailed Attila and the White-eyed Attila.

Is the Ochraceous Attila endangered?

The Ochraceous Attila is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Ochraceous Attila

Attila torridus

Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Ochraceous Attila (Attila torridus) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 3 countries, weighing about 46 g. The ochraceous attila is a Near-threatened species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

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Ochraceous Attila (Attila torridus), photo 1 — Photo: Dan Vickers · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ochraceous Attila (Attila torridus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Dan Vickers, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Ochraceous Attila

The ochraceous attila is a Near-threatened species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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How to identify it

The ochraceous attila is 20 to 22 cm (7.9 to 8.7 in) long and weighs about 46 g (1.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a cinnamon-ochraceous head. Their upperparts are mostly cinnamon-ochraceous with a yellowish rump and base of the tail. Their wings are mostly cinnamon ochraceous with blackish primaries. Their wing coverts are dusky with wide ochraceous edges that show as two wing bars. Their underparts are yellowish ochraceous with the belly being yellowest. They have a reddish brown iris, a dusky bill, and gray legs and feet. Voice: The ochraceous attila's song is "a mainly rising series of whistled notes, wuuu-wuuu-weee-weee-weeé-weeé-wuyeép!". Its most common call is "a strikingly hawk-eagle-like whoeeeer" that is sometimes "extended into a whoeeeer, wheréu, whit-whit". Another call is "a sharp wheek! or keek".

What the Ochraceous Attila sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Ecuador Colombia Peru

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in January. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify an Ochraceous Attila?: The ochraceous attila is 20 to 22 cm (7.9 to 8.7 in) long and weighs about 46 g (1.6 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is an Ochraceous Attila?: The Ochraceous Attila is a small sized bird weighing about 46 g.
Where can you see an Ochraceous Attila?: The Ochraceous Attila occurs in 3 countries, including Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.
What does an Ochraceous Attila sound like?: You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Ochraceous Attila on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to an Ochraceous Attila?: The Ochraceous Attila is most easily confused with the Citron-bellied Attila, the Rufous-tailed Attila and the White-eyed Attila.
Is the Ochraceous Attila endangered?: The Ochraceous Attila is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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