Cattle tyrant
| Cattle tyrant | |
|---|---|
| Nominate Machetornis rixosa rixosa, Transpantaneira, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Machetornis G.R. Gray, 1841 |
| Species: | M. rixosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Machetornis rixosa (Vieillot, 1819) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Machetornis rixosus (Vieillot, 1819) | |
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.