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title: "Rufous-tailed Plantcutter"
description: "Phytotoma rara — Uccelli. The rufous-tailed plantcutter (Phytotoma rara), sometimes called the Chilean plantcutter, is a passerine bird of southern South America, now placed in the cotinga family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/rufous-tailed-plantcutter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-tailed Plantcutter

> Phytotoma rara — Uccelli. The rufous-tailed plantcutter (Phytotoma rara), sometimes called the Chilean plantcutter, is a passerine bird of southern South America, now placed in the cotinga family.

- Scientific name: *Phytotoma rara*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2109
- Wikidata: [Q860713](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q860713)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8901](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8901)

## Names

- en: Rufous-tailed Plantcutter
- de: Rotschwanz-Pflanzenmäher
- es: Rara
- fr: Rara à queue rousse
- nl: Roodstaartzaagvink
- pt: Corta-ramos-de-cauda-ruiva
- pl: Ziołosiek rudosterny

## Countries with the most observations

CL (1811), AR (206)

## Summary

The rufous-tailed plantcutter (Phytotoma rara), sometimes called the Chilean plantcutter, is a passerine bird of southern South America, now placed in the cotinga family. It is a medium-sized bird about 19 centimetres (7.5 in) long with a long black tail with a red base. Males have greyish-brown upper parts, a chestnut crown and breast, and dark facial markings. Females are similar but lack the chestnut crown and have streaked, buff underparts. There is a wing bar which is white in the male and buff in the female. This is a fairly common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-tailed_plantcutter

## Photo

![Rufous-tailed Plantcutter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-tailed-plantcutter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Camila · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263563755

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-tailed-plantcutter?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).