Tyrannidae

Hirundinea ferruginea Photo by Dusan Brinkhuizen (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:cliff flycatcher (en); gibão-de-couro (pt); moucherolle hirondelle (fr); birro castaño (es); schwalbentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species has a disjunct distribution. Subspecies H.f. ferruginea found in the northern Amazon basin, in south-eastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, the Guyanas and north-western Brazil. H.f. sclateri is found along the…

Xolmis irupero Photo by Cláudio Timm (Wikipedia) Common name:white monjita (en); noivinha-branca (pt); pépoaza irupéro (fr); monjita blanca (es); weißnonnentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Brazil, from Ceará to Espírito Santo, and from Mato Grosso do Sul and Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil,  to Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are…

Terenotriccus erythrurus Photo by Anselmo d’Affonseca (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:ruddy-tailed flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-uirapuru (pt); moucherolle rougequeue (fr); mosquerito colirrufo (es); rotschwanztyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southernmost Mexico, Guatemala and Belize south to central Bolivia and brazil down to Mato Grosso, Tocantins and Maranhão.Size:These tiny flycatchers are 9-10 cm long and weigh…

Attila spadiceus Photo by Greg Lavaty (Osa Recording Project) Common name:bright-rumped attila (en); capitão-de-saíra-amarelo (pt); atila polimorfo (es); gelbbürzel-attilatyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from western and southern Mexico south to Bolivia and north-western Brazil. There is also a disjunct population in coastal south-eastern Brazil, from Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro.Size:These birds are 18-19…