Tyrannidae

Suiriri suiriri Photo by Tadeusz Stawarczyk (Internet Bird Collection)  Common name: suiriri flycatcher (en); suiriri-cinzento (pt); tyranneau suiriri (fr); fiofío suirirí (es); graunscheitel-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found in south-western Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. Size: These birds are 15-16 cm long and weigh 14-15…

Contopus cooperi Photo by Mark Chappell (Arkive) Common name: olive-sided flycatcher (en); piui-boreal (pt); moucherolle à côtés olive (fr); pibí boreal (es); olivflanken-schnäppertyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds breed across Canada, Alaska and the north-eastern United States, and also along the western United States down to California. they migrate south to…

Megarynchus pitangua Photo by Steve Garvie (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: boat-billed flycatcher (en); neinei (pt); tyran pitangua (fr); bienteveo pitanguá (es); starkschnabel-maskentyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found from Mexico south to Bolivia, southern Brazil and Argentina, and also in the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Size: This large tyrant…

Elaenia cristata (Photo from Guia das Aves do Pantanal) Common name: plain-crested elaenia (en); guaracava-de-topete-uniforme (pt); élénie huppée (fr); fiofío crestado (es); braunscheitel-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found in northern South America, occurring in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru,Suriname, and Venezuela. Size: The plain-crested elaenia is 15-15…