First documented record of the Rufous-tailed Attila (Tyrannidae) for Corrientes, Argentina

GARCÍA, NATALIA C.; TRUJILLO-ARIAS, NATALIA; KOPUCHIAN, CECILIA; CABANNE, GUSTAVO SEBASTIÁN

ARARAJUBA: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ORNITOLOGIA

SOC BRASILEIRA ORNITOLOGIA

Lugar: Pelotas, RS; Año: 2016 vol. 24 p. 68 - 71

0103-5657

We report on the capture of an adult male Rufous-tailed Attila (Attila phoenicurus) in Mburucuyá National Park, Corrientes, Argentina. This is the first record for this protected area, and also the first record for the province. Records for this species are scarce in Argentina, where it had been registered previously only in Misiones province. Populations of this species are believed tobe declining, and it is considered a ?threatened species? in Argentina. If confirmed, the regular presence and perhaps even breeding of the Rufous-tailed Attila in Mburucuyá National Park would extend the species? distribution range approximately 200 km to the southwest, implying that this threatened species occurs in at least one large protected area of Argentina.