Tyrannidae

Elaenia chiriquensis Photo by Marlos Menêzes (Flickr) Common name:lesser elaenia (en); chibum (pt); élénie menue (fr); fiofío belicoso (es); grauwangen-olivtyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This species is found in Central and South America, from Costa Rica to Missiones, in Argentina.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 15-18 g.Habitat:Lesser elaenias are mostly found in tropical dry savannas, but also…

Polystictus superciliaris Photo by Rafael Fortes (Bird Forum) Common name:grey-backed tachuri (en); papa-moscas-de-costas-cinzentas (pt); tyranneau bridé (fr); tachurí gris (es); graunacken-grastyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, being found from Bahia to Minas Gerais and northern São Paulo.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 6 g.Habitat:Grey-backed tachuris are found in arid mountain…

Fluvicola nengeta (Photo from Paraiba) Common name:masked water-tyrant (en); lavadeira-mascarada (pt); moucherolle aquatique (fr); viudita enmascarada (es); graurücken-wassertyrann (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeRange:This South American species occur in two separate populations. The nominate Fluvicola nengeta nengeta is found in eastern and south-eastern Brazil, while F. n. atripennis is found on the Pacific slopes of western Ecuador and north-western Peru.Size:These birds…

Tyrannus verticalis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: western kingbird (en); suiriri-ocidental (pt); tyran de l’ouest (fr); tirano occidental (es); Arkansaskönigstyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is widespread in the western parts of North American, from the southern parts of the Canadian provinces of British Columbia , Alberta , Saskatchewan and Manitoba,…

Suiriri suiriri Photo by Tadeusz Stawarczyk (Internet Bird Collection)  Common name: suiriri flycatcher (en); suiriri-cinzento (pt); tyranneau suiriri (fr); fiofío suirirí (es); graunscheitel-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found in south-western Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. Size: These birds are 15-16 cm long and weigh 14-15…

Contopus cooperi Photo by Mark Chappell (Arkive) Common name: olive-sided flycatcher (en); piui-boreal (pt); moucherolle à côtés olive (fr); pibí boreal (es); olivflanken-schnäppertyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds breed across Canada, Alaska and the north-eastern United States, and also along the western United States down to California. they migrate south to…

Megarynchus pitangua Photo by Steve Garvie (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: boat-billed flycatcher (en); neinei (pt); tyran pitangua (fr); bienteveo pitanguá (es); starkschnabel-maskentyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found from Mexico south to Bolivia, southern Brazil and Argentina, and also in the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Size: This large tyrant…

Elaenia cristata (Photo from Guia das Aves do Pantanal) Common name: plain-crested elaenia (en); guaracava-de-topete-uniforme (pt); élénie huppée (fr); fiofío crestado (es); braunscheitel-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found in northern South America, occurring in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru,Suriname, and Venezuela. Size: The plain-crested elaenia is 15-15…