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…