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…