Strange-tailed Tyrant

Alectrurus risora (Vieillot, 1824)

Strange-tailed Tyrant, Alectrurus risora, is a passerine of the Tyrannidae family that breeds in southern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina and Uruguay. It is an open-country bird of savanna, marshes, damp grassland and shrubby places, especially where tall grass is present. The species is notable for the male’s highly altered tail, with the outer feathers extended into a striking shape. It was first described by Vieillot in 1824 and is the only member of its genus.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Breeding range

South America: s Paraguay, ne Argentina and Uruguay