Long-tailed Tyrant

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

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

The Long-tailed Tyrant (Colonia colonus) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the only member of genus Colonia. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Colonia colonus. More

Long-tailed Tyrant determination Similar species Tyrannidae Amazonian Royal Flycatcher | Bearded Tachuri | Black-capped Becard | Black-chested Tyrant | Black-crowned Tityra | Black-tailed Tityra | Boat-billed Flycatcher | Boat-billed Tody-Tyrant | Bran-coloured Flycatcher | Brown-crested Flycatcher | Cinereous Becard | Cinereous Mourner | Cinnamon Attila | Cinnamon-crested Spadebill | Cliff Flycatcher | Common Tody-Flycatcher | Double-banded Pygmy-tyrant | Drab Water-Tyrant More

The Long-tailed Tyrant is a distinctive flycatcher that occurs at the edge of montane evergreen forest and of lowland forest from Honduras south to western Colombia and western Ecuador, and from southeastern Ecuador south to Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina; there also is a population in northeastern South America. Long-tailed Tyrants are dull black with a white crown and rump, and sport a pair of elongated central tail feathers that extend up to 13 cm beyond the rest of the tail. More

The beautiful Long-tailed Tyrant is almost exclusively a bird of the Caribbean slope of Panama. The Continental Divide is, of course, just a line on the map and not a solid wall, but many species in Panama show a remarkable respect for that artificial border. A number of so-called "Caribbean slope" species that have proven to be fairly common around El Valle (e.g. Black-faced Grosbeak, Black-headed Saltator) are generally found at the higher elevations above town, i.e. "on the line. More

the Long-tailed Tyrant is often found in loose groups perching high on exposed branches and performing occasional sallies for insects. Females lack the long tail feathers, but be aware of males with broken feathers! Juveniles are similar to females but greyer and lack the white cap of adults.FIGURE 1 - Adult male ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database). FIGURE 2 - Same individual (Paul Smith March 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database). More

Long-tailed Tyrant, Brazil, Parque Natural do Caraca, Minas Gerais July 2007 © Stephen J. Davies More photos at www.chlorophonia. More