Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant

Lesser Wagtail-TyrantThis small tyrant-flycatcher often holds up its long, white-tipped tail. Along Peru’s Amazon, Ucayali and other rivers, it forages in young vegetation growing on river-created sites.What does it look like?About 13 cm long. It has grey-brown upperparts, a grey crown, yellow eyebrow, black wings with a broad white bar, mostly yellow underparts and a long graduated dark tail tipped with white.How does it live?This small tyrant-flycatcher often holds up its long, white-tipped tail. Along Peru’s Amazon, Ucayali and other rivers, it forages in young vegetation growing on river-created sites.It forages in early-successional vegetation on river-created habitats. In Peru, the species account lists records along the Amazon, Ucayali, Marañón and Napo rivers.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.