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Cattle Tyrant

Machetornis rixosa

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About the Cattle Tyrant

The cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. In Brazil, it is called suiriri-cavaleiro. It is the only member of the genus Machetornis. The relationships of this species and genus to other genera in the tyrant flycatchers are uncertain. It resembles Tyrannus flycatchers, but this may be the result of convergence.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Machetornis rixosa
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the tyrant flycatchers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
  • Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
  • Belted Flycatcher Xenotriccus callizonus
  • Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
  • Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
  • Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
  • Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
  • Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons
  • Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
  • Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
  • Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum

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