Cattle tyrant

Machetornis rixosa

The cattle tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is the only member of the genus "Machetornis". It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Eyes Bigger than His Beak - Cattle Tyrant Attempting to Swallow a Huge Dragonfly We saw this one early morning on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro as it struggled to swallow a huge dragonfly that it had caught (or possibly found). In case you are wondering, it eventually did get it down Brazil,Cattle tyrant,Copacabana,Geotagged,Machetornis rixosa,Rio de Janeiro,Spring

Habitat

Its natural habitats are pastureland and heavily degraded former forest. Due to deforestation, the species has recently colonized areas where it was previously absent, such as northeast Ecuador.

Cattle tyrants feed on parasitic arthropods on mammals, an example of a cleaning symbiosis.

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Status: Least concern
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusMachetornis
SpeciesM. rixosa
Photographed in
Brazil
Colombia