Grey-hooded Attila
Attila rufus(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Gray-hooded Attila
UK name: Grey-hooded Attila
The Grey-hooded Attila (Attila rufus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Attila rufus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-hooded Attila
- English (UK)
- Grey-hooded Attila
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Attila rufus hellmayri
- Attila rufus rufus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tyrannus rufus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- 'le Bresil . . . M. Delalande fils'; types from Rio de Janeiro, fide Hellmayr, 1929, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 6, p. 143.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 35 p.87
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Citron-bellied Attila
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White-eyed Attila
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Bright-rumped Attila
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Lesser Kiskadee
Philohydor lictor
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Social Flycatcher
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