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Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga)

Stigmatura budytoides gracilis Zimmer, JT 1955

The greater wagtail-tyrant is a South American species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. A small bird, but larger than the related lesser wagtail-tyrant. The greater wagtail-tyrant occurs in two distinct populations: One in woodland and shrub in southeastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, and central and northwestern Argentina, and a second in the Caatinga region in northeastern Brazil. The latter is sometimes considered a separate species, the Caatinga wagtail-tyrant. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Tyrannidae
Genus:
   Stigmatura
Scientific:
  Stigmatura budytoides gracilis


Original description

Citation:
  Zimmer, JT 1955

Reference:
   Amer. Mus. Novit. no.1749 p.11

Protonym:
  Stigmatura budytoides gracilis

Type locality:
  Joazeiro [= Juazeiro] , 1,000 ft., Bahia, Brazil.

Link:
  https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/5403/


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  334523BEDA62D912

Avibase ID:
  avibase-334523BE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/334523BE


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 712144

English:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (gracilis)
Catalan:
tiranet cuallarg gros (gracilis)
Danish:
Stor Vipstjerttyran (Caatinga Vipstjerttyran)
German:
Südstelzentyrann (gracilis)
Spanish:
Rabicano Mayor (gracilis)
Spanish (Spain):
Rabicano mayor (gracilis)
Finnish:
isorantanapsija (gracilis)
French:
Calandrite bergeronnette (gracilis)
Croatian:
dugorepa elenija (gracilis)
Japanese (romaji):
sekireitairanchou (gracilis)
Japanese:
セキレイタイランチョウ(gracilis)
Dutch:
Grote Kwikstaarttiran (gracilis)
Norwegian:
storviftetyrann (gracilis)
Polish:
pliszkogonek duży (gracilis)
Portuguese (Brazil):
alegrinho-balança-rabo (gracilis)
Portuguese (Portugal):
tiraninho-rabilongo-grande (gracilis)
Russian:
Большая каландрита (gracilis)
Slovak:
bráznik krovinový (skup.)
Serbian:
Brazilska velika pliskolika tiranka
Swedish:
större ärletyrann (gracilis)
Ukrainian:
Каландрита велика (підвид gracilis)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (gracilis) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (gracilis) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis
Clements, version 2021:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga) ( Stigmatura budytoides gracilis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant ( Stigmatura gracilis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Stigmatura budytoides gracilis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)

This taxon is a subspecies of Stigmatura budytoides

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German: Südstelzentyrann (gracilis)
English: Caatinga Wagtail-Tyrant, Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga), Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (gracilis)
English, HBW: Greater Wagtail-tyrant (Caatinga)
English (IOC): Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga)
English (United States): Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga)
Spanish: Rabicano Mayor (gracilis)
Spanish (Argentine): Calandrita (gracilis)
Spanish (Spain): Rabicano Mayor (gracilis)
Spanish (HBW): Greater Wagtail-Tyrant (Caatinga)
Spanish (Paraguay): Calandrita (gracilis)
French: Calandrite bergeronnette (gracilis), Calandrite bergeronnette (Pernambouc), Calandrite du Pernambouc
Japanese (romaji): sekireitairanchou (gracilis)
Japanese: セキレイタイランチョウ (gracilis), セキレイタイランチョウ(gracilis)
Scientific: Stigmatura budytoides gracilis, Stigmatura gracilis
Dutch: Grote Kwikstaarttiran (gracilis)
Norwegian: storviftetyrann (gracilis)
Polish: pliszkogonek duży (gracilis)
Portuguese (Brazil): alegrinho-balança-rabo (gracilis)
Portuguese (Portugal): tiraninho-rabilongo-grande (gracilis)
Russian: Большая каландрита (gracilis)
Slovak: bráznik krovinový, bráznik krovinový (skup.)
Swedish: större ärletyrann (gracilis)
Turkish: Büyük kuyruk sallayan tiran (gracilis)

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