Avibase: Knipolegus poecilurus (Rufous-tailed Tyrant)

Rufous-tailed Tyrant

Knipolegus poecilurus (Sclater, PL 1862)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Andrew Spencer	2012-10-26	ACP Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva, San Martín, Amazonas (Peru) (2300 m)	call - natural vocalizations; calls from a juvenile bird (which looked mostly like an adult except for bolder wingbard and brown irides) that was hanging out with two adults. The birds were moving through short, stunted woodland with sandy soil not far off the road. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	116689 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	Hans Matheve	2018-03-30	Tapichalaca NR, Zamora Chinchipe, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (2600 m)	song - bird-seen:yes	512800 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Andrew Spencer	29-09-2011	Bosque Shollet, Villa Rica-Oxapampa Road, Pasco, Pasco (Peru) (2300 m)	call (A) - natural vocalization; calls from one of a pair.	88096 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	Andrew Spencer	2012-10-26	ACP Abra Patricia--Trocha Royal Sunangel, Amazonas, Peru, Amazonas (Peru)	- four cuts calls from a group of four birds. The first two appeared to come from a juvenile bird (which looked mostly like an adult except for bolder wingbard and brown irides), while the remainder are from one of the adults. The birds were moving through short, stunted woodland with sandy soil not far off the road.	70144691 macaulaylibrary.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Andrew Spencer	2012-10-26	ACP Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva, San Martín, Amazonas (Peru) (2300 m)	call - natural vocalizations; calls from a juvenile bird (which looked mostly like an adult except for bolder wingbard and brown irides) that was hanging out with two adults. The birds were moving through short, stunted woodland with sandy soil not far off the road. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	116690 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	Andrew Spencer	2011-09-29	Bosque de Scho'llet, Pasco, Peru, Pasco (Peru)	- Natural calls from one of a pair, and then aggressive calls from the pair after playback. Habitat was an open, scrubby area along a road through stunted forest.	70144381 macaulaylibrary.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	rudy gelis	2022-02-23	, Morona-Santiago (Ecuador)	-	488149481 macaulaylibrary.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	Hans Matheve	2018-03-30	Tapichalaca NR, Zamora Chinchipe, Zamora-Chinchipe (Ecuador) (2600 m)	song - bird-seen:yes	512801 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Andrew Spencer	29-09-2011	Bosque Shollet, Villa Rica-Oxapampa Road, Pasco, Pasco (Peru) (2300 m)	call (A) - calls from a pair of birds in response to playback.	88095 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Lelis Navarrete	2002-03-00	Napo: km 13 Loreto road, Napo (Ecuador) (1100 m)	display flight song - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD playback-used:yes	364211 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Andrew Spencer	2012-10-26	ACP Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva, San Martín, Amazonas (Peru) (2300 m)	call - natural vocalizations; calls from one of the adults associated with the juvenile in XC116690 and XC116689. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	116692 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Jonas Nilsson	2000-06-16	San Martín: W of Afluente, upper Río Mayo, San Martín (Peru) (1500 m)	display flight song - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Looped once playback-used:no	262962 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Lelis Navarrete	2002-03-00	Napo: km 13 Loreto road, Napo (Ecuador) (1100 m)	calls - Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Pair gathering nesting material playback-used:no	364212 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Andrew Spencer	2012-10-26	ACP Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva, San Martín, Amazonas (Peru) (2300 m)	call - natural vocalizations; calls from one of the adults associated with the juvenile in XC116690 and XC116689. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	116691 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Guilherme Melo	2022-11-14	Mirador BPAM, San Martín, Rioja (Peru) (1900 m)	call - [sono]	771524 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	GABRIEL LEITE	2022-11-14	Below Alto Mayo mirador, San Martin, Rioja (Peru) (1700 m)	call, song - [sono]	763390 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	GABRIEL LEITE	2022-11-14	Below Alto Mayo mirador, San Martin, Rioja (Peru) (1700 m)	call, song - [sono]	763391 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Guilherme Melo	2022-11-14	Mirador BPAM, San Martín, Rioja (Peru) (1900 m)	call - [sono]	771525 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	Jerome Fischer	2022-02-22	Paquisha, Zamora-Chinchipe, Centinela del Cóndor (Ecuador) (800 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	704095 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	Thomas S. Schulenberg	1982-02-24	9.0 km SE of Oxapampa, at Santa Cruz, Pasco, Peru, Pasco (Peru)	-	35830 macaulaylibrary.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	David Ascanio	2008-05-19	Sierra de Lema--Parte alta (Km 124-133,1200-1400msnm), Bolívar, Venezuela, Bolívar (Venezuela)	-	388751581 macaulaylibrary.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus peruanus	Guilherme Melo	2022-11-14	Mirador BPAM, San Martín, Rioja (Peru) (1900 m)	call, subsong - [sono]	771523 xeno-canto.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	Guilherme Melo	2022-11-14	, San Martín (Peru)	-	608679939 macaulaylibrary.org
Rufous-tailed Tyrant - Knipolegus poecilurus	Milton Galvis	2026-04-03	, Santander (Colombia)	-	654930718 macaulaylibrary.org

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