Bright-rumped attila (Attila spadiceus) eating a red-eyed tree frog.

Punta Laguna, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Mar 30, 2017

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

This was such a fun encounter. I had been on site for a couple weeks and I was thinking of species I should have already run into, but hadn't. That attila was at the top of the list. Suddenly I look up, and there's on, perched on a branch in perfect view !
I focused up my camera, but it took off just as a bit too soon. But, of course, it is a flycatcher, so I kept my camera focused on the same spot, and sure enough, it returned just a few seconds later, with the frog in its bill! I felt bad for the frog, but it was good to know the species occurred here! Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Really great capture again! Posted 7 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! I was really pleased with that one. Posted 7 years ago

The Bright-rumped attila

The bright-rumped attila or polymorphic attila is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family . It breeds from northwestern Mexico to western Ecuador, Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, and on Trinidad.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Mar 3, 2018. Captured Mar 30, 2017 09:36 in Quintana Roo Nuevo Durango - Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

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