Tyrannidae

Phylloscartes roquettei Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:Minas Gerais tyrannulet (en); cara-dourada (pt); tyranneau de Minas Gerais (fr); orejerito de Minas Gerais (es); gelbbürzel-laubtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, only being found in northern Minas Gerais and southern Bahia.Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long and weigh about 8 g.Habitat:The Minas…

Muscisaxicola cinereus Photo by Cristian Pinto (ArgentAvis) Common name:cinereous ground-tyrant (en); gaúcha-cinza (pt); dormilon cendré (fr); dormilona cenicienta (es); graubraun-grundtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found along the Andes mountain range, from southern Peru down to central Chile and western Argentina as far south as Chillán.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh about 20…

Mecocerculus calopterus Photo by Eric LoPresti (Natural Musings) Common name:rufous-winged tyrannulet (en); alegrinho-d’asa-ruiva (pt); tyranneau à ailes rousses (fr); piojito alirrufo (es); rotschwingen-tachurityrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found in the Andes of western and south-eastern Ecuador, and northern Perusouth to Lambayeque and La Libertad.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 10-11 g.Habitat:The rufous-winged…

Colorhamphus parvirostris Photo by Pablo Contreras (Flickr) Common name:Patagonian tyrant (en); pitajo-da-Patagónia (pt); pitajo de Patagonie (fr); peutrén (es); Patagonienschmätzertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds from Temuco, in central Chile and adjacent Argentina, south to Tierra del Fuego. Outside the breeding season they can move further north up to La Serena.Size:These birds are 11-14,5 cm…