Biology:Attila (bird)

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Short description: Genus of birds

Attila
CAPITAO-DE-SAIRA ( Attila rufus ).jpg
Grey-hooded attila
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Attila
Lesson, RP, 1831
Type species
Attila brasiliensis[1] = Muscicapa spadicea
Lesson, 1831
Synonyms

Dasycephala

Attila is a genus of tropical passerine birds, the attilas. They belong to the tyrant flycatcher family. The species in this genus have large heads and hooked bills; they are markedly predatory and aggressive for their size – hence the scientific and common names, which refer to Attila the Hun.

Taxonomy

The genus Attila was introduced in 1831 by the French naturalist René Lesson to accommodate a single species, the bright-rumped attila, which is therefore considered as the type species.[2][3] The genus name is from Attila the Hun who attacked Rome and Orléans in the 5th century.[4][5]

The genus contains seven species:[6]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Attila phoenicurus - Rufous-tailed Attila.jpg Attila phoenicurus Rufous-tailed attila southern Paraguay and Brazil; also extreme northeast Argentina, Bolivia and southern Venezuela
Cinnamon Attila.jpg Attila cinnamomeus Cinnamon attila Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana; also Amazonian Ecuador, Peru, and regions of Bolivia.
Attila torridus - Ochraceous Attila 2.jpg Attila torridus Ochraceous attila Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Attila citriniventris - Citron-bellied Attila; Careiro, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg Attila citriniventris Citron-bellied attila Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Attila bolivianus - White-eyed attila, Careiro da Várzea, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg Attila bolivianus White-eyed attila Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and possibly Ecuador.
Attila rufus -Vale do Ribeira, Registro, Sao Paulo, Brasil-8.jpg Attila rufus Grey-hooded attila Brazil.
Attila spadiceus - Bright-rumped attila.jpg Attila spadiceus Bright-rumped attila northwestern Mexico to western Ecuador, Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, and on Trinidad

References

  1. "Tyrannidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=107. 
  2. Lesson, René (1831) (in French). Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique. 1. Paris: F.G. Levrault. p. 360 (livr. 5). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35997344.  Published in 8 livraisons between 1830 and 1831. For the publication date see: Dickinson, E.C.; Overstreet, L.K.; Dowsett, R.J.; Bruce, M.D. (2011). Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: a Directory to the literature and its reviewers. Northampton, UK: Aves Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-9568611-1-5. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267763194. 
  3. Traylor, Melvin A. Jr, ed (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. 8. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 186. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14500963. 
  4. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/stream/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling#page/n60/mode/1up. 
  5. Susan Myers. The Bird Name Book : A History of English Bird Names. https://www.google.fr/books/edition/The_Bird_Name_Book/YkVtEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=attila+bird+genus+Lesson&pg=PA34&printsec=frontcover. 
  6. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (January 2023). "Tyrant flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/flycatchers/. 

Further reading

  • Hilty, Steven L. (2003): Birds of Venezuela. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN:0-7136-6418-5
  • Stiles, F. Gary & Skutch, Alexander Frank (1989): A guide to the birds of Costa Rica. Comistock, Ithaca. ISBN:0-8014-9600-4

Wikidata ☰ Q780867 entry