The Many-colored Rush Tyrant, Tachuris rubrigastra, is a small bird of South America belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the only member of the genus Tachuris and its relationships with the other members of the family are uncertain. It inhabits marshland and reed beds around lakes and rivers. The nest is built among plant stems.
As the bird's name suggests, the plumage is very colorful. The back and rump are green while the under parts are yellow apart from the white throat, black breast band and red under tail-coverts. The face is dark blue-grey, there is a yellow stripe over the eye and the crown is dark with a red patch that is often concealed. The wings and tail are dark with a white wing bar and white outer tail-feathers. It is a small bird, 10.5 cm in length. The tail is short, the wings are short and rounded and the bill is slender.
These photos were taken in the rush marshes at Los Pantanos de Villa.