Tyrannidae

Mionectes rufiventris Photo by Dário Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name: grey-hooded flycatcher (en); abre-asa-de-cabeça-cinza (pt); pipromorphe à ventre roux (fr); mosquero ladrillito (es); graukopf-pipratyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found in south-eastern Brazil, Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina. Size: These birds are 13 cm long and weigh 13-14 g. Habitat:…

Tyrannulus elatus Photo by Michel Giraud-Audine (Oiseaux) Common name: yellow-crowned tyrannulet (en); maria-te-viu (pt); tyranneau roitelet (fr); mosquerito-coronado (es); gelbscheitel-olivtyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This South American species is found from Costa Rica and Panama, through Venezuela and Colombia, and into the Guyanas, Brazil, Ecuador and Bolivia. Size: This small tyrant-flycatcher is…

Pitangus sulphuratus Common name: great kiskadee (en); bem-te-vi (pt); tyran quiquivi (fr); bienteveo (es); schwefeltyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: These birds are found from the southern-most United States, in Texas and Louisiana, through Central America and across South America down to Uruguay and central Argentina. They are also found in Trinidad and…

Empidonax flaviventris Common name: yellow-bellied flycatcher (en); papa-moscas-de-barriga-amarela (pt); moucherolle à ventre jaune (fr); mosquero ventriamarillo (es); birkenschnäppertyrann (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Range: This species breeds across southern and eastern Canada and in the north-eastern United States. They migrate south Mexico and Central America. Size: The yellow-bellied flycatcher is 13-15 cm long and…