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Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Francesco Veronesi from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Songbirds & other perching birds

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher

Terenotriccus erythrurus (Cabanis, 1847)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRuddy-tailed Flycatcher
DutchRoodstaarttiran
SpanishMosquerito Cola Castaña
Chinese红尾霸鹟
Scientific nameTerenotriccus erythrurus (Cabanis, 1847)

About this species

The ruddy-tailed flycatcher (Terenotriccus erythrurus) is a small passerine bird in the family Onychorhynchidae. It was previously place in family Tityridae. Its range extends from southeast Mexico south to the Amazon rainforest. It is the only member of the genus Terenotriccus, but some authorities place it in genus Myiobius. However, it differs in voice, behaviour, and structure from members of that group.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusTerenotriccus

In Suriname

235Records in Suriname
1953First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini166
  • Brokopondo34
  • Para21
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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