| Many-colored rush tyrant | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tachurididae |
| Genus: | Tachuris Lafresnaye, 1836 |
| Species: | T. rubrigastra
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachuris rubrigastra (Vieillot, 1817)
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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 the only member of the genus Tachuris and is sometimes placed in a separate monotypic family. It inhabits marshland and reedbeds around lakes and rivers. It is particularly associated with stands of Scirpus. The nest is built among plant stems.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tachuris rubrigastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699410A93730354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699410A93730354.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Jaramillo, Alvaro; Burke, Peter & Beadle, David (2003) Field Guide to the Birds of Chile. Christopher Helm, London.