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Cock-tailed Tyrant
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Alectrurus tricolor
POPULATION: 6,000 – 15,000
TREND: Decreasing
HABITAT: Wet and dry grasslands; prefers taller grasses
In Bolivia, local people call the Cock-tailed Tyrant “helicoptero” for its distinctive flight pattern, which resembles a slow hummingbird hover. A little bigger than a junco, these are eye-catching birds; males have bold black-and-white plumage and fan-like tails that give them a jaunty appearance.
This distinctive bird is a member of the tyrant-flycatcher family, a large group of insect-eating birds of the Western Hemisphere named for their bold, curious, and sometimes aggressive habits. This family also includes Olive-sided Flycatcher, Santa Marta Bush-Tyrant, and Ochraceous Attila.
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