Long-tailed Tyrant

Colonia colonus (Vieillot, 1818)

18–28 cmLength18 gWeight

The long-tailed tyrant (Colonia colonus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

Most records: Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Long-tailed Tyrant has been recorded at 296 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica4,347 records
Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica1,875 records
Arenal – Peninsula roadCosta Rica1,154 records

More places

RN Cañon del Río ClaroColombia960 records
Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de AndradeBrazil867 records
Manu BiolodgePeru723 records
RN San Cipriano-EscalereteColombia680 records
Tapiraí – Trilha dos Tucanos LodgeBrazil656 records
Nectar & Pollen ReserveCosta Rica633 records
Reserva San FranciscoPanama599 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa Rica Brazil Colombia Peru Panama Ecuador Argentina Suriname

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The long-tailed tyrant (Colonia colonus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Central America from Honduras to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.

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Questions

How big is the Long-tailed Tyrant?

The Long-tailed Tyrant is about 18–28 cm long and weighs around 18 g.

Where does the Long-tailed Tyrant live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: southeastern Honduras to northeastern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Brazil and Colombia.