#alectrurus risora

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A female strange tailed tyrant (Alectrurus risora) in Paraguay

by Guillermo Menéndez

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"Conservación del Yetapa de Collar: Estrategias para Proteger una Especie en Peligro"

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Strange-tailed Tyrant ✽ Alectrurus risora

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December 5, 2014 - Strange-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus risora)

These tyrant-flycatchers are found in southern Paraguay and northern Argentina. Their range previously extended farther into several other South American countries, such as Brazil and Uruguay, but it has contracted dramatically and they are now rare in these areas. Social birds, they are often seen in groups of around 20. They eat insects, sometimes following animals such as armadillos to forage. They are classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN, mostly due to habitat loss.