Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMachetornis
- SpeciesMachetornis rixosa (Cattle Tyrant)
The cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. In Brazil, it is called suiriri-cavaleiro. It is the only member of the genus Machetornis. The relationships of this species and genus to other genera in the tyrant flycatchers are uncertain. It resembles Tyrannus flycatchers, but this may be the result of convergence. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Short-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus ferox
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Riverside Tyrant
Knipolegus orenocensis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus striaticollis
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Lesser Kiskadee
Pitangus lictor
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola pica
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Cinnamon Attila
Attila cinnamomeus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Cattle Tyrant at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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