Tyrannidae

Tyrannus savana Photo by Yves Roumazeilles (Roumazeilles.net) Common name: fork-tailed flycatcher (en); tesourinha (pt); tyran des savanes (fr); tijereta sabanera (es); gabelschwanz-königstyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found from central Mexico all the way south to central Argentina. Size: Due to their extremely long tail, males are larger than female,…

Tyrannus savana Photo by Yves Roumazeilles (Roumazeilles.net) Common name: fork-tailed flycatcher (en); tesourinha (pt); tyran des savanes (fr); tijereta sabanera (es); gabelschwanz-königstyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found from central Mexico all the way south to central Argentina. Size: Due to their extremely long tail, males are larger than female,…

Myiarchus tyrannulus Photo by Greg Lasley (Greg Lasley Nature Photography)  Common name: brown-crested flycatcher (en); maria-cavaleira-de-rabo-enferrujado (pt); tyran de Wied (fr); copetón tiranillo (es); braunschopftyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species is found breeding from the southern United States down to Argentina and Bolivia, and on Trinidad and Tobago. It is resident…

Elaenia spectabilis Photo by Luis Florit (Luis Adrián Florit’s Homepage) Common name: large elaenia (en); guaracava-grande (pt); élénie remarquable (fr); fiofío grande (es); graubrust-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found from Colombia, through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, and into Paraguay and Argentina. Size: These birds are 18…

Elaenia spectabilis Photo by Luis Florit (Luis Adrián Florit’s Homepage) Common name: large elaenia (en); guaracava-grande (pt); élénie remarquable (fr); fiofío grande (es); graubrust-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found from Colombia, through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, and into Paraguay and Argentina. Size: These birds are 18…

Todirostrum cinereum Common name: common tody-flycatcher (en); ferreirinho-relógio (pt); todirostre familier (fr); titirijí común (es); graugelb-todityrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds are found from southern Mexico to north-western Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil. Size: This tinny tyrant flycatcher is 9,5-11 cm long and weighs 6,5-7 g. Habitat: The common tody-flycatcher…

Todirostrum cinereum Common name: common tody-flycatcher (en); ferreirinho-relógio (pt); todirostre familier (fr); titirijí común (es); graugelb-todityrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds are found from southern Mexico to north-western Peru, eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil. Size: This tinny tyrant flycatcher is 9,5-11 cm long and weighs 6,5-7 g. Habitat: The common tody-flycatcher…

Myiarchus cinerascens (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name: ash-throated flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-garganta-cinza (pt); tyran à gorge cendrée (fr); copetón cenizo (es); Kalifornien-schopftyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds breeds throughout the western United States, from eastern Washington state south to Mexico and east to western Texas and Oklahoma. In Mexico they breeds in…