Tyrannidae

Tolmomyias sulphurescens Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:yellow-olive flatbill (en); bico-chato-de-orelha-preta (pt); platyrhynque jaune-olive (fr); picoplano sulfuroso (es); olivscheitel-breitschnabeltyrann (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico down to Bolivia, south-eastern Brazil and northern Argentina. West of the Andes range they are only found in western Colombia and western Ecuador.Size:These birds are…

Myiodynastes maculatus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:streaked flycatcher (en); bem-te-vi-rajado (pt); tyran audacieux (fr); bienteveo rayado (es); südlicher fleckenmaskentyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico down to central Argentina, only east of the Andes.Size:These birds are 20,5-23 cm long and weigh 37-50 g.Habitat:The streaked flycatcher is found in moist evergreen…

Empidonax difficilis Photo by Anay Tarnekar (Flickr) Common name:Pacific-slope flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-do-Pacífico (pt); moucherolle côtier (fr); mosquero del Pacífico (es); feuchtwald-schnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species breeds along the Pacific coast of North America, from south-eastern Alaska down to Baja California. They migrate south to winter in southern and western Mexico.Size:These birds are 14-17 cm long…

Pyrocephalus rubinus Photo by Pablo Leautaud (Flickr) Common name: vermilion flycatcher (en); príncipe (pt); moucherolle vermillon (fr); mosquerito rojo (es); rubintyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:These birds are found in the south-western United States, through most of Mexico and Central America and into South America as far south as central Argentina. Some of the more northern population…

Pachyramphus marginatus Photo by Antonio Silveira (A Ultima Arca de Noé) Common name:black-capped becard (en); caneleiro-bordado (pt); bécarde à calotte noire (fr); anambé capirotado (es); streifenrückenbekarde (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is found from southern Venezuela and Colombia to Peru, northern Bolivia and central Brazil. There is also a disjunct population along the coast…

Empidonax oberholseri Photo by Marcel Holyoak (Flickr) Common name:American dusky flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-sombrio-americano (pt); moucherolle sombre (fr); mosquero oscuro (es); buschland-schnäppertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found breeding in western North America, as far north as southern Yukon, Canada and as far east as South Dakota and Colorado, United States, down to southern California and…

Oncostoma olivaceum Photo by Dominic Sherony (Wikipedia) Common name:southern bentbill (en); bico-curvo-do-sul (pt); bec-en-arc de Lawrence (fr); mosquerito piquicurvo sureño (es); gelbkehl-krummschnabeltyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:The southern bentbill is found in north-western Colombia and southern Panama.Size:These birds are 9-10 cm long and weigh 7-8 g.Habitat:The southern bentbill is mostly found in moist tropical forests, but also…

Knipolegus nigerrimus Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:velvety black-tyrant (en); maria-preta-de-garganta-vermelha (pt); ada noir (fr); viudita aterciopelada (es); kurzschopf-dunkeltyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Tyrannidae Range:This species is endemic to Brazil, being found in the eastern and south-eastern parts of the country in the states of Pernambuco and Bahia, and from Minas Gerais south to Rio Grande…