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Cattle Tyrant

Machetornis rixosa · Tyrannidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsMay · Sep–Octmost records
Records297,276in 7 countries
Most seen inArgentina105,295 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Cattle Tyrant
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About

Cattle Tyrant in brief

The cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) is a bird of the Tyrannidae family — species of bird.

Across the 7 countries we cover it has 297,276 published records, most of them from Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, September and October.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Argentina105,295 records · best Oct, May
Brazil82,030 records · best Oct, Aug
Colombia61,955 records · best May, Oct
Venezuela16,910 records · best May, Oct
Uruguay16,619 records · best Oct, Nov
Paraguay9,915 records · best Oct, Sep
Bolivia4,552 records · best Sep, Oct
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

Relatives

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Eastern Kingbird

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