Tachuris rubrigastra
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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 found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
A 2013 DNA-based study of South American suboscines found that the many-colored rush tyrant belonged to an isolated lineage that had been separated from other suboscines for around 25 million years. The authors proposed that it should be placed in its own monotypic family Tachurididae. It was subsequently suggested that the name should be Tachurisidae. Edward Dickinson and Leslie Christidis placed it in Tachurisidae in the fourth edition of the Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. As of late 2024 the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society classifies it as incertae sedis and is seeking a proposal to clarify its status. Other taxonomic systems retain it in Tyrannidae.
The many-colored rush tyrant is the only member of its genus and has these four subspecies: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 7 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Many-colored Rush Tyrant sighting in Montevideo on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 136th most-seen of the 178 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Many-colored Rush Tyrant in Montevideo on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Many-colored Rush Tyrant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Many-colored Rush Tyrant sightings, Montevideo ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lima (Peru, about 20%), Rosario (Argentina, about 10%) and Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 10%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Many-colored Rush Tyrant that you can see in Montevideo (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Cattle Tyrant (about 30%) and Tropical Kingbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Many-colored Rush Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Montevideo (19 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
