Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher

Terenotriccus erythrurus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Onychorhynchidae
Genus
Terenotriccus
eBird Code
rutfly2

Subspecies (8)

  • Terenotriccus erythrurus amazonus

    Amazonian Brazil (lower Rio Purus to Rio Tapajós)

  • Terenotriccus erythrurus brunneifrons

    eastern Peru (south of Río Marañón) to northern Bolivia and southwestern Brazil

  • Terenotriccus erythrurus erythrurus

    southern Venezuela (Bolívar) to the Guianas and northeastern Brazil (Rio Negro eastward to Amapá)

  • Terenotriccus erythrurus fulvigularis

    tropical southeastern Mexico to Colombia, western Ecuador, and Venezuela

  • Terenotriccus erythrurus hellmayri

    northeastern Brazil (along lower Rio Tocantins eastward to Maranhão)

  • Terenotriccus erythrurus purusianus

    Amazonian Brazil (middle Rio Purus)

  • Terenotriccus erythrurus signatus

    eastern Colombia to northeastern Peru (north of Rio Marañón)

  • Terenotriccus erythrurus venezuelensis

    far eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.