Many-colored rush tyrant
The many-colored rush tyrant or many-coloured rush tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) is a small passerine bird of South America belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. It is the only member of the genus Tachuris and is sometimes placed in a separate monotypic family. It inhabits marshland and reedbeds around lakes and rivers. It is particularly associated with stands of Scirpus. The nest is built among plant stems.
| Many-colored rush tyrant | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tachurididae |
| Genus: | Tachuris Lafresnaye, 1836 |
| Species: | T. rubrigastra |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachuris rubrigastra (Vieillot, 1817) | |
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