Wagtail-tyrant

The wagtail-tyrants are a genus, Stigmatura, of small South American birds in the Tyrannidae family. They are yellow below and have long black-and-white tails that frequently are held cocked.

Species
The two described species are sometimes split into two species each (i.e., resulting in a total of four species). Additionally, a possibly undescribed species is found in the Orinoco Basin in Venezuela.


 * Lesser Wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura napensis)
 * Bahia Wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura (napensis) bahiae)
 * Greater Wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides)
 * Caatinga Wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura (budytoides) gracilis)