Tyrannidae

Pseudotriccus ruficeps Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:rufous-headed pygmy-tyrant (en); piolhinho-ruivo (pt); tyranneau à tête rousse (fr); tiranuelo cabecirrojo (es); rotkopftyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found along the Andes mountain chain, from northern Colombia south to central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 11 cm long and weigh 7-9 g.Habitat:The rufous-headed pygmy-tyrant is mostly found in…

Myiozetetes granadensis Photo by Hans Hillewaert (Wikipedia) Common name:grey-capped flycatcher (en); bem-te-vi-de-cabeça-cinza (pt); tyran à tête grise (fr); bienteveo cabecigrís (es); graukappen-maskentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from Honduras south to north-western Peru, northern Bolivia and north-western Brazil.Size:These birds are 16,5-18 cm long and weigh 26-30 g.Habitat:The grey-capped flycatcher is mostly found along the…

Serpophaga cinerea Photo by Peter Franze (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:torrent tyrannulet (en); alegrinho-das-torrentes (pt); tyranneau des torrents (fr); piojito guardarríos (es); sturzbach-kleintyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Tyrannidae Range:This species is found in Costa Rica and western Panama, and along the Andes mountain chain from western Venezuela to central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 9,5-11,5 cm long and weigh…

Tyrannus melancholicus Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:tropical kingbird (en); suiriri-comum (pt); tyran mélancolique (fr); benteveo real (es); trauertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from in Central and South America, from Mexico to northern Argentina. They are absent from the Caribbean with the exception of Trinidad and Tobago.Size:These birds are 18-24…

Myiophobus fasciatus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:bran-coloured flycatcher (en); filipe (pt); moucherolle fascié (fr); mosquero estriado (es); rostschnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found in South America, from northern Colombia and Venezuela south to northern Chile and north-eastern Argentina, but is mostly absent from the Amazon river basin. It is also found in…

Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:fulvous-breasted flatbill (en); bico-chato-de-peito-ruivo (pt); platyrhynque à poitrine fauve (fr); picoplano pechirrufo (es); ockerbrust-breitschnabeltyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is found from Venezuela, through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and into Bolivia.Size:These birds are 15 cm long and weigh 25-30 g.Habitat:The fulvous-breasted flatbill is mostly found in…

Anairetes parulus Photo by José Cañas (Flickr) Common name:tufted tit-tyrant (en); papa-moscas-de-crista (pt); taurillon mésange (fr); cachudito (es); meisentachurityrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Tyrannidae Range:This species is found along the Andes mountain chain, from southern Colombia to northern Argentina, and also in the lowland areas of central and southern Argentina and Chile.Size:These birds are 9,5-11 cm long…

Myiobius sulphureipygius Photo by Chris Perkins(Internet Bird Collection) Common name:sulphur-rumped flycatcher (en); assanhadinho-de-uropígio-amarelo (pt); moucherolle à croupion jaune (fr); moscareta culiamarilla (es); schwefelbürzel-borstentyrann (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to western Colombia and Ecuador.Size:These birds are 12 cm long and weigh 12 g.Habitat:The sulphur-rumped flycatcher is mostly found in the understorey…