Tyrannidae

Camptostoma imberbe Photo by Guy Poisson (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:northern beardless-tyrannulet (en); risadinha-nortenha (pt); tyranneau imberbe (fr); mosquerito imberbe (es); nördlicher blasskleintyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Arizona, through most of Mexico and into Guatemala, Honduras, western Nicaragua and north-western Costa Rica. The populations in Arizona and northern Mexico migrate south…

Myiarchus cephalotes Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:pale-edged flycatcher (en); maria-cavaleira-dos-Andes (pt); tyran givré (fr); copetón montañero (es); Andenschopftyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found form northern Venezuela and along the eastern slopes of the Andes through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and into central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 18-20 cm long and weigh 24-28 g.Habitat:The…

Contopus sordidulus Photo by Jim Stuart (New Mexico Ornithological Society) Common name:western wood-pewee (en); piui-ocidental (pt); pioui de l’Ouest (fr); pibí occidental (es); westlicher waldschnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds in western North America, from Alaska and north-western Canada to Mexico and along Central America down to Honduras. They migrate south to winter in north-western…

Phylloscartes ventralis Photo by Cláudio Timm (Flickr) Common name:mottle-cheeked tyrannulet (en); borboletinha-do-mato (pt); tyranneau ventru (fr); orejerito oliváceo (es); olivgelb-laubtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is found in two disjunct populations. One population occurs in south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and marginally into north-eastern Argentina, the other in found along the eastern slopes of the…

Myiarchus crinitus Photo by Frode Jacobsen (Flickr) Common name:great crested flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-grande-de-crista (pt); tyran huppé (fr); copetón viajero (es); gelbbauch-schopftyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds in the eastern United States and in south-eastern Canada. They migrate south to winter from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and western Venezuela. Some also winter in southern Florida…

Empidonax alnorum Photo by Simon Barrette (Wikipedia) Common name:alder flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-dos-amieiros (pt); moucherolle des aulnes (fr); mosquero alisero (es); erlenschnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found breedin in northern North America, from Alaska, through most of Canada and into the north-eastern United States as far south as North Carolina and Tennessee. They migrate south…

Sublegatus arenarum Photo by Patrick Ingremeau (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:northern scrub-flycatcher (en); guaracava-nortenha (pt); tyranneau des palétuviers (fr); mosquero matorralero norteño (es); nördlicher strauchtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica to northern Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas.Size:These birds are 13-15 cm long and weigh around 14 g.Habitat:The northern scrub-flycatcher is found…

Elaenia flavogaster Photo by Dario Sanches (Photoree) Common name:yellow-bellied elaenia (en); guaracava-de-barriga-amarela (pt); élénie à ventre jaune (fr); fiofío copetón (es); gelbbauch-olivtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico down to Bolivia, northern Argentina and south-eastern Brazil. West of the Andes it is only found as far south as Ecuador, and this species…