Tyrannidae

Phyllomyias griseiceps Photo by Leif Gabrielsen (iGoTerra) Common name:sooty-headed tyrannulet (en); piolhinho-de-cbeça-cinza (pt); tyranneau nain (fr); mosquerito cabecigrís (es); rußkappen-kleintyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed from eastern Panama, through Venezuela and Colombia, east into Guyana and extreme northern Brazil, and south through Ecuador into central Peru.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh…

Stigmatura budytoides Photo by Paul Jones (Flickr) Common name:greater wagtail-tyrant (en); alegrinho-balança-rabo (pt); calandrite bergeronnette (fr); rabicano mayor (es); südlicher stelzentachurityrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species occurs in two disjunct populations. The subspecies S.b. gracilis is found in eastern Brazil, in northern Bahia, Pernambuco and southern Piauí. The other three subspecies, S.b. budytoides, S.b….

Onychorhynchus coronatus Photo by Luiz Cacaio (Bird Forum) Common name:Amazonian royal flycatcher (en); maria-leque (pt); moucherolle royal (fr); atrapamoscas real (es); kronentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico south to northern Brazil and Bolivia, and also in south-eastern Brazil.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh 14-21 g.Habitat:The Amazonian royal flycatcher is…

Agriornis montanus Photo by Diego Ferrer (Los Que Se Van) Common name:black-billed shrike-tyrant (en); gaúcho-de-bico-preto (pt); gaucho à bec noir (fr); gaucho serrano (es); schwarzschnabel-hakentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found along the Andes, from southern Colombia south to central Chile and southern Argentina, and also in other highland areas of central and southern Argentina.Size:These…