Tyrannidae

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…

Todirostrum cinereum Common name: common tody-flycatcher (en); ferreirinho-relógio (pt); todirostre familier (fr); titirijí común (es); graugelb-todityrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds are found from southern Mexico to north-western Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil. Size: This tinny tyrant flycatcher is 9,5-11 cm long and weighs 6,5-7 g. Habitat: The common tody-flycatcher…

Todirostrum cinereum Common name: common tody-flycatcher (en); ferreirinho-relógio (pt); todirostre familier (fr); titirijí común (es); graugelb-todityrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds are found from southern Mexico to north-western Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil. Size: This tinny tyrant flycatcher is 9,5-11 cm long and weighs 6,5-7 g. Habitat: The common tody-flycatcher…

Myiarchus cinerascens (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: ash-throated flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-garganta-cinza (pt); tyran à gorge cendrée (fr); copetón cenizo (es); Kalifornien-schopftyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds breeds throughout the western United States, from eastern Washington state south to Mexico and east to western Texas and Oklahoma. In Mexico they breeds in…