Strange-tailed Tyrant

Alectrurus risora

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableInvertebratesGrasslandCup nestSmall · 25 g

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The strange-tailed tyrant is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long excluding the male's 10 cm (3.9 in) tail. Adult males in breeding plumage have a mostly black face with white lores and a white supercilium. Their back is mostly black with white scapulars and a gray rump. Their wings are black with white tips on the coverts and white edges on the flight feathers. Their tail is black and very long with a highly modified outer pair of feathers. Voice: As of May 2025 xeno-canto had three recordings of strange-tailed tyrant vocalizations; the Cornell Lab's Macaulay Library had five others. The only described call is by females when they and young are near each other; it is a "soft and weak whistled thee-uu, schee-uu" whose last note descends.

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When to see the Strange-tailed Tyrant

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Where to see the Strange-tailed Tyrant

Regular range

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About the Strange-tailed Tyrant

The strange-tailed tyrant is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina and Paraguay and as a vagrant in Brazil and Uruguay.

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