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Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola
Rufous HorneroFurnarius rufus
Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
Chalk-browed MockingbirdMimus saturninus
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 3,027 |
|---|---|
| Argentina | 2,807 |
| United States | 2,501 |
| Texas | 2,501 |
| Colombia | 1,404 |
| Buenos Aires | 818 |
| Sao Paulo | 714 |
| Santa Fe | 698 |
| Antioquia | 506 |
| Minas Gerais | 434 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Tyrant Flycatchers · Tyrannidae |
| Genus | Machetornis |
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Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Cattle Tyrant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.