Attila (genus)

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.

Attila
Grey-hooded attila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Attila Lesson, 1831
Species
See text
Synonyms
Dasycephala

The genus contains seven species:[1]

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

Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize additional species as belonging to the genus Attila including the red-tailed bristlebill (as Dasycephala syndactyla)[2]

References

1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
2. "Bleda syndactylus nandensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.

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