Bright-Rumped Attila

This stocky flycatcher favours the mid to upper canopy of humid lowland and foothill forest, forest edge, and older second growth from Mexico south through much of tropical South America. It is far easier to hear than see: listen for its loud, rising, whistled song, often given from a hidden perch, and watch for a bird sitting motionless before sallying out after large insects or small vertebrates. Dawn and the early morning chorus are the best times to pick up the call and track it to a perch.