Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMachetornis
- SpeciesMachetornis rixosa (Cattle Tyrant)
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
White Monjita
Xolmis irupero
Strange-tailed Tyrant
Alectrurus risora
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Spectacled Tyrant
Hymenops perspicillatus
Yellow-browed Tyrant
Satrapa icterophrys
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
White-headed Marsh Tyrant
Arundinicola leucocephala
Sooty Tyrannulet
Serpophaga nigricans
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Grey Monjita
Xolmis cinereus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cattle Tyrant in Iberá National Park?
About 68% of visitor-days record a Cattle Tyrant sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 1127 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cattle Tyrant in Iberá National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Cattle Tyrant in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.