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Many-colored rush tyrant

Tachuris rubrigastra (Vieillot, 1817)

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The many-colored rush tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) is a species in the family Tyrannidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7.8 g to 7.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Many-colored rush tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the many-colored rush tyrant

Weight
7.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the many-colored rush tyrant live?

Not recorded

What is the many-colored rush tyrant?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The many-colored rush tyrant or many-coloured rush tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) is a small passerine bird of South America belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

From the Wikipedia article “Many-colored rush tyrant” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Many-colored_rush_tyrant&oldid=1382575001), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the many-colored rush tyrant endangered?

The many-colored rush tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the many-colored rush tyrant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTyrannidae
  6. genusTachuris
  7. SpeciesTachuris rubrigastra (Vieillot, 1817)

Synonyms Regulus omnicolor, Sylvia rubrigastra, Tachuris rubigastra

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Many-colored rush-tyrantEnglish
  • Many-coloured rush tyrantEnglish
  • Many-coloured rush tyrantEnglish
  • Many-coloured rush-tyrantEnglish
  • tirà multicolorCatalan
  • tyrančík mnohobarvýCzech
  • teyrn yr hesgWelsh
  • Mangefarvet RørtyranDanish
  • VielfarbentachuriGerman
  • Pracht-TachuriGerman
  • Vielfarben-TachurityrannGerman
  • VielfarbentachurityrannGerman
  • multkolora tiranetoEsperanto
  • SietecoloresSpanish
  • Sietecolores de la totoraSpanish
  • Sietecolores de lagunaSpanish
  • Tachurí sietecoloresSpanish
  • kirevtikatEstonian
  • keikarinapsijaFinnish
  • Tachuri omnicoloreFrench
  • Tyranneau omnicoloreFrench
  • šarena elenijaCroatian
  • pompás tirannuszHungarian
  • Tiranno dei giunchi multicoloreItalian
  • ゴシキタイランチョウJapanese
  • raibasis tačiurisLithuanian
  • OrnaattachuriDutch
  • fagertyrannNorwegian
  • tęczakPolish
  • Tęczak (ptak)Polish
  • papa-piriPortuguese
  • sete-cores-dos-juncosPortuguese
  • Пёстрый тачуриRussian
  • Разноцветный тачуритоRussian
  • tanču pestrýSlovak
  • Šarena tirankaSerbian
  • vasstyrannSwedish
  • Yedi Renkli TiranTurkish
  • тачуріUkrainian
  • 多色苇霸鹟Chinese
  • 多色葦霸鶲Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the many-colored rush tyrant

Other species in the same family Tyrannidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the many-colored rush tyrant?

An adult many-colored rush tyrant weighs 7.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the many-colored rush tyrant endangered?

The many-colored rush tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the many-colored rush tyrant?

The many-colored rush tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Many-colored rush tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/many-colored-rush-tyrant

MLA

“Many-colored rush tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/many-colored-rush-tyrant.

BibTeX
@misc{many_colored_rush_tyrant_2026,
  title = {Many-colored rush tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/many-colored-rush-tyrant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}