Rufous-tailed Flatbill (Ramphotrigon ruficauda)
About the Rufous-tailed Flatbill
The rufous-tailed flatbill (Ramphotrigon ruficauda) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The rufous-tailed flatbill was originally described as Platyrhynchus ruficauda. The genus Ramphotrigon was long thought to be closely related to genera Tolmomyias and Rhynchocyclus, whose members also have wide bills. However, studies published in the early 2000s found that it is more closely related to genus Myiarchus. The rufous-tailed flatbill is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 139 recordings for this species: 13 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 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 Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Large-headed FlatbillRamphotrigon megacephalumrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.