Tyrannidae

Tyrannus savana Photo by Yves Roumazeilles (Roumazeilles.net) Common name: fork-tailed flycatcher (en); tesourinha (pt); tyran des savanes (fr); tijereta sabanera (es); gabelschwanz-königstyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found from central Mexico all the way south to central Argentina. Size: Due to their extremely long tail, males are larger than female,…

Tyrannus savana Photo by Yves Roumazeilles (Roumazeilles.net) Common name: fork-tailed flycatcher (en); tesourinha (pt); tyran des savanes (fr); tijereta sabanera (es); gabelschwanz-königstyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found from central Mexico all the way south to central Argentina. Size: Due to their extremely long tail, males are larger than female,…

Myiarchus tyrannulus Photo by Greg Lasley (Greg Lasley Nature Photography)  Common name: brown-crested flycatcher (en); maria-cavaleira-de-rabo-enferrujado (pt); tyran de Wied (fr); copetón tiranillo (es); braunschopftyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found breeding from the southern United States down to Argentina and Bolivia, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It is resident…

Elaenia spectabilis Photo by Luis Florit (Luis Adrián Florit’s Homepage) Common name: large elaenia (en); guaracava-grande (pt); élénie remarquable (fr); fiofío grande (es); graubrust-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found from Colombia, through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, and into Paraguay and Argentina. Size: These birds are 18…