Tyrannidae

Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:slaty-backed chat-tyrant (en); pitajo-negro (pt); pitajo noir (fr); pitajo negro (es); schiefermantel-schmätzertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found along the Andes mountain range, from western Venezuela south to central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh 12 g.Habitat:The slaty-backed chat-tyrant is mostly found in dense vegetation…

Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer Photo by Hector Bottai (Wikipedia) Common name:pearly-vented tody-tyrant (en); sebinho-de-olho-dourado (pt); todirostre à ventre perle (fr); titirijí perlado (es); perlbauch-todityrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found in two disjunct areas of South America. They are found in western and northern Colombia and throughout northern Venezuela into western Guyana. Also from Bolivia and central…

Ornithion semiflavum Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:yellow-bellied tyrannulet (en); poiaeiro-de-barriga-amarela (pt); tyranneau à ventre jaune (fr); mosquerito ventriamarillo (es); gelbbauch-kleintyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico to western Panama.Size:These birds are 8 cm long and weigh 7-8 g.Habitat:The yellow-bellied is mostly found in moist tropical forests, also using forest edges,…

Platyrinchus mystaceus Photo by Dario Sanches (Flickr) Common name:white-throated spadebill (en); patinho (pt); platyrhynque à moustaches (fr); picoplano bigotudo (es); gelbscheitel-breitschnabeltyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica south to central Bolivia, Paraguay, southern Brazil and extreme north-eastern Argentina, only being present east of the Andes mountain chain. They are mostly absent from…