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The 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). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark gray crown, face, and nape. Their upperparts are mostly deep rufous with slightly paler uppertail coverts and tail. Their wings are mostly deep rufous with blackish primaries. They have a small whitish area just below the bill. Their throat and underparts are mostly cinnamon-rufous with a wide band of deep rufous across the breast; the band has indistinct edges. They have a dark iris. Voice: The rufous-tailed attila's song is a "short, quick series of 4 fluted fee-fee-fifi notes, the 1st 3 rising in pitch the fourth falling off".
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When to see the Rufous-tailed Attila
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rufous-tailed Attila
The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Rufous-tailed Attila
The rufous-tailed attila is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, possibly Bolivia, and as a vagrant to Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
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).
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).
Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridusThe ochraceous attila is 20 to 22 cm (7.9 to 8.7 in) long and weighs about 46 g (1.6 oz).
Side by side: Grey-hooded Attila vs Rufous-tailed Attila · Cinnamon Attila vs Rufous-tailed Attila · Rufous-tailed Attila vs White-eyed Attila · Citron-bellied Attila vs Rufous-tailed Attila
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