Bright-rumped Attila

The Bright-rumped Attila is a large tyrant flycatcher with a big head, hooked and slightly upturned bill and upright stance. It is 7 in and weighs 1.4 oz . The head is olive-green streaked with black, the back is chestnut or olive, the rump bright yellow and the tail brown. The wings are dark brown with two pale wing bars and paler feather edging. The whitish or yellow throat and yellow breast are variably streaked darker. The belly is white becoming yellow near the tail. The iris is red. The sexes are similar, but young birds have a cinnamon-fringed crown and brown eyes.

The Bright-rumped Attila is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Bright-rumped Attilas (Attila spadiceus) have two song forms, one sung primarily at dawn, the other primarily during the rest of the day. Both songs consist of a main phrase and an optional terminal phrase. Our recordings of dawn and day songs in Costa Rica were very similar to those made elsewhere in Central America. However, Central American dawn songs were significantly different than dawn songs from South America, both in terms of quantitative features (temporal and frequency variables) and qualitative characteristics (note shape). More

The Bright-rumped Attila or Polymorphic Attila, Attila spadiceus, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae). It breeds from northwestern Mexico to western Ecuador, Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, and on Trinidad. Description - The Bright-rumped Attila is a large tyrant flycatcher with a big head, hooked and slightly upturned bill and upright stance. It is 7 in (18 cm long) and weighs 1.4 oz (40 g). More

Bright-rumped Attila with lizard in his beak - ready for dinner!The Bright-rumped Attila or Polymorphic Attila, Attila spadiceus, is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. Distribution / Range It breeds from northwestern Mexico to western Ecuador, Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, and on Trinidad. More

Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus, a common tyranid of the rainforest. Photo/ More

Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) - Parent of three Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) - Parent of three Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) - Honey, where are the kids? Class: Aves Family: Tyrannidae Common Name: Bright-rumped Attila Genus: Attila Species Name: spadiceus Trips Where Observed More