Cock-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor)

Cock-tailed Tyrant, a reference photo — Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The cock-tailed tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Cock-tailed Tyrant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Alectrurus risora

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Alectrurus
Species: Alectrurus tricolor

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