Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Rufous-tailed Attila (Attila phoenicurus) - HBW 9, p. 444

French: Attila à queue rousse German: Graukopf-Attilatyrann Spanish: Atila Cabecigrís
Other common names: Grey-headed Attila

Taxonomy: Attila phoenicurus Pelzeln, 1868, Mato Dentro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Formerly placed in a monotypic genus, Pseudattila. Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds in SE Brazil (Rio de Janeiro S to Rio Grande do Sul), probably also in NE Argentina (Misiones) and E Paraguay; migrants widely scattered in Paraguay, E Bolivia, C Brazil and N to S Venezuela during austral winter.

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