Tyrannidae

Pachyramphus marginatus Photo by Antonio Silveira (A Ultima Arca de Noé) Common name:black-capped becard (en); caneleiro-bordado (pt); bécarde à calotte noire (fr); anambé capirotado (es); streifenrückenbekarde (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is found from southern Venezuela and Colombia to Peru, northern Bolivia and central Brazil. There is also a disjunct population along the coast…

Empidonax oberholseri Photo by Marcel Holyoak (Flickr) Common name:American dusky flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-sombrio-americano (pt); moucherolle sombre (fr); mosquero oscuro (es); buschland-schnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found breeding in western North America, as far north as southern Yukon, Canada and as far east as South Dakota and Colorado, United States, down to southern California and…

Oncostoma olivaceum Photo by Dominic Sherony (Wikipedia) Common name:southern bentbill (en); bico-curvo-do-sul (pt); bec-en-arc de Lawrence (fr); mosquerito piquicurvo sureño (es); gelbkehl-krummschnabeltyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:The southern bentbill is found in north-western Colombia and southern Panama.Size:These birds are 9-10 cm long and weigh 7-8 g.Habitat:The southern bentbill is mostly found in moist tropical forests, but also…

Knipolegus nigerrimus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:velvety black-tyrant (en); maria-preta-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); ada noir (fr); viudita aterciopelada (es); kurzschopf-dunkeltyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Tyrannidae Range:This species is endemic to Brazil, being found in the eastern and south-eastern parts of the country in the states of Pernambuco and Bahia, and from Minas Gerais south to Rio Grande…