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The Streamer-tailed Tyrant is a distinctive resident of Buriti palm groves and seasonally wet grassland from western Bolivia to central Brazil and to northeastern Argentina. Overall these birds appear pale gray with black wings that are highlighted by a patch of cinnamon at the base of the primaries. Aptly named, the Streamer-tailed Tyrant has a long deeply forked tail. Streamer-tailed Tyrants often perch conspicuously on the tops of low trees and bushes and utter a harsh repeated "wurreep" call. They forage by flying low over marshy areas before pouncing to the ground to catch large arthropods.
During courtship, the members of a pair of Streamer-tailed Tyrants perch 10-50 cm apart facing one another, while each bird alternately lowers their head and raises and fans their long tail. The birds then proceed to lower their tail and raise their heads while raising their wings and calling continuously. Source: Birds of the World.
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(Neoxolmis rufiventris) B28I0715 Road to El Chalten - Patagonia - Argentina
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An Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) rests on a strand of barbed wire, taking a break from picking off flying insects that happened to catch its eye.
During the summer Eastern Kingbirds are usually solitary, aggressively defending breeding territory (thus the tyrant moniker), inhabiting pastures and meadows of North America. In the winter they migrate to South America where they live tropical forests, occurring in flocks, and mostly eating fruit.
The tail of the Strange-tailed Tyrant is strange indeed, at least in the male. The outer pair of rectrices are greatly elongated (they are longer than the bird's body); the bases of the outer pair of rectrices are bare, but the outer two-thirds of the feather are very broad, forming a long streamer. The plumage is black and white, but the breeding male has exposed pinkish or orangey skin on the throat. The behavior of the Strange-tailed Tyrant is no less unusual. This species is polygynous, as males maintain territories where up to four females breed. Currently the Strange-tailed Tyrant largely is restricted to southern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and western Uruguay, where it occupies tall grasslands, but the distribution formerly extended much farther north and east. In view of this range contraction, primarily due to habitat loss, the Red List conservation status of the Strange-tailed Tyrant is rated as Vulnerable.
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The tail of the Strange-tailed Tyrant is strange indeed, at least in the male. The outer pair of rectrices are greatly elongated (they are longer than the bird's body); the bases of the outer pair of rectrices are bare, but the outer two-thirds of the feather are very broad, forming a long streamer. The plumage is black and white, but the breeding male has exposed pinkish or orangey skin on the throat. The behavior of the Strange-tailed Tyrant is no less unusual. This species is polygynous, as males maintain territories where up to four females breed. Currently the Strange-tailed Tyrant largely is restricted to southern Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and western Uruguay, where it occupies tall grasslands, but the distribution formerly extended much farther north and east. In view of this range contraction, primarily due to habitat loss, the Red List conservation status of the Strange-tailed Tyrant is rated as Vulnerable. Picture taken in Iberá - Argentina.
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(Hymenops Perspicillatus) B28I9652 Trelew - Laguna Negra - Patagonia - Argentina
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It's quite an unusual-looking bird, and its name says it all. This bird is featured on the cover of the Birds of Argentina guide.
Maria-preta-de-garganta-vermelha (Knipolegus nigerrimus), female.
Pireneus State Park, Cocalzinho de Goiás, Goiás, Brazil.
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Seen at Machu Picchu, in the greenery along the terraces
We were fortunate to be able to travel once more, and this was a huge bucket list trip--- Peru and Ecuador, with highlights of visits to the rainforest, Machu Picchu, and the Galapagos Islands. Lots more photos to come in the upcoming weeks.....
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Greedy and power are stronger than everything? When will the destruction stop?! The fires are getting close to sanctuaries, Amazon and Pantanal are on fire. What is happening to our world?
Now, about this bird - Spectacled Tyrant - For those from northern temperate regions, it seems ludicrous that a tyrant flycatcher could be so boldly and beautifully patterned as the Spectacled Tyrant. This is a looker of a bird, one that makes you do a double take. The bird is black, but also has a characteristic upright stance and long legs and chooses to perch in open and obvious places. On the face is a very large yellow spectacle created by a large fleshy orbital ring, similarly bright and noticeable is the yellowish white bill. But the black plumage comes to life when the bird takes flight and shows that what was hidden beneath all this black were largely white wings! The startling contrast of the white wings when the bird flies, is fantastic to see live. Not only that, the males perform a noticeable aerial display where they start perched on a noticeable perch and then fly up and circle vertically back to the perch, as they do so the white wings are in full display and a short wing snap occurs at the top of the circle which also creates a finger-snapping sound - I have yet to see that! doi.org/10.2173/bow.spetyr1.01
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The Strange-tailed Tyrant is one of South America’s most striking flycatchers and one of the rarest. Native to grasslands of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Classified as Endangered by the IUCN; its population is declining because of habitat loss.
This is a male vermillion flycatcher. Probably my favorite flycatcher with its bright red breast and Zoro mask. This guy was rather cooperative. At first he was in a jumble of branches, so I asked him, would you please fly to an isolated branch, with a clean bokeh behind and then face the rising sun? And he did just as I asked. I must be a flycatcher whisperer! 😉 Female version if the first comment for comparison. She's adorable but not as flashy as the male.
No real surprise about this bird's English name! Taken at the Reserva Laguna Nimez in El Calafate, Argentina.
Maria-preta-de-penacho (Knipolegus lophotes).
Altiplano Leste, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
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Sometimes when you are out doing photography you get so wet it doesn't matter any more. Rio De Janiero was one of those days. The Water Tyrants were not bothered by the rain so why should I be?
Tufted Tit-Tyrant is a charismatic small species in the Tyrant Flycatcher family (Tyrannidae), one that has a wide range in South America — both geographically and in terms of habitats. It is found from Colombia all the way south to Tierra del Fuego, and from sea level to high elevations in the Andes Mountains. Yet I had never seen it before this visit to Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego west of the city of Ushuaia in southern Argentina, South America.
Even though the bill is obscured in this image, the perky crest and alert eye are clear, so I thought it warranted posting here on Flickr.
A male vermillion flycatcher showing off his flashy red colors and Zoro mask. Female version in my other post today
This is an immature male vermillion flycatcher. I love these little Zorro-masked catchers of insects. As he matures the red will fill in on his belly and throat and will become even more pronounced. The male of this species is rather romantic and during the courtship process will bring a gift of a butterfly or other insect for the object of his affection 😍. The genus to which the vermillion flycatcher belongs, Pyrocephalus, literally translates to "fire-headed", hence the title.
It wasn't too hard to spot this male vermilion flycatcher at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Rather eye-poppingly red in my opinion. I almost feel like I should squint looking at this photo. Don't you just love his Zorro maask?
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From Wiki:
The tufted tit-tyrant is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. This species is found in western South America; its range stretches from southern Colombia south along the Andes mountains to Tierra del Fuego. Territorial, it defends it 's territory from other of the species.
I think this female vermillion flycatcher is so darn cute. Happily we've got quite of few of the vermillion flycatchers this year. Male version in my other post today
Masked Water-Tyrant is found in wet situations and is somewhat similar in appearance to two other species in that habitat: Black-backed Water-Tyrant [in the same genus] www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/54709087544/in... and White-headed Marsh Tyrant www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/54727164162/in...
Masked Water-Tyrant is not, however, limited to the black and white colours of those other species, in that it also shows grey (on the back) and brownish shades (on the wings). This species occurs mostly in eastern South America (mainly Brazil) but surprisingly also has a disjunct population in the western part of the continent, mostly in Ecuador.
I saw this individual in the Teresópolis area of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.
This is a male vermilion flycatcher youngster. As he matures his belly and crown will be more solidly red. I just love the Zorro mask these guys wear. I think I can safely say that this is my favorite tyrant flycatcher of North America, so brilliantly colored. Seen at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona.
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The red background is scummy pond water, but I like how it offsets the black and white of the bird.
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Found on the grounds of the Hotel Bougainvillea, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Also known as the vermilion-crowned flycatcher.
Social flycatchers breed in plantations, pasture with some trees, and open woodland from northwestern Mexico south to northeastern Peru, southern Brazil and northwestern Argentina. It is sometimes split into two species with the social flycatcher, Myiozetetes texensis, from Costa Rica northwards to Mexico and the vermilion-crowned flycatcher, M. similis proper, from southwest Costa Rica across South America.
Myiozetetes is a small genus of passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family. The four to five species occur in tropical Central and South America.
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