Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Bright-rumped Attila

Attila spadiceus

Spanish: Mosquero Atila

Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus)
Photographed by marumg on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC-SA

The bright-rumped attila or polymorphic attila (Attila spadiceus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae). It breeds from northwestern Mexico to western Ecuador, Bolivia and southeastern Brazil, and on Trinidad. Most often recorded in Oct.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Tyrannidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,803 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2020 – 2020
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Bright-rumped Attila (Attila spadiceus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/attila-spadiceus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.