Rufous-tailed Attila (Attila phoenicurus)
About the Rufous-tailed Attila
The rufous-tailed attila (Attila phoenicurus) 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. From early in the twentieth century until the 1970s many authors classified genus Attila in family Cotingidae; after that it was recognized as belonging to family Tyrannidae. For a time in the mid-1900s some authors placed the rufous-tailed attila in its own genus Pseudattila; by the 1980s it had been returned to genus Attila. A molecular genetic study published in 2020 found that the rufous-tailed attila is sister to the cinnamon attila (Attila cinnamomeus). The rufous-tailed attila is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 82 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bright-rumped AttilaAttila spadiceusrecording
- Cinnamon AttilaAttila cinnamomeusrecording
- Citron-bellied AttilaAttila citriniventrisrecording
- Ochraceous AttilaAttila torridusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.