Information about the Tyrant Flycatchers
Species in taxonomic order
There are about 429 species.
Genus Ornithion
- White-lored Tyrannulet, Ornithion inerme
- Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet, Ornithion semiflavum
- Brown-capped Tyrannulet, Ornithion brunneicapillum
Genus Camptostoma
- Northern Beardless Tyrannulet, Camptostoma imberbe
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Camptostoma obsoletum
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet, Phaeomyias murina
- Cocos Island Flycatcher, Nesotriccus ridgwayi
Yellow Tyrannulet, Capsiempis flaveola - Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet, Tyrannulus elatus
Genus Myiopagis
- Forest Elaenia, Myiopagis gaimardii
- Foothill Elaenia, Myiopagis olallai
- Gray Elaenia, Myiopagis caniceps
- Pacific Elaenia, Myiopagis subplacens
- Yellow-crowned Elaenia, Myiopagis flavivertex
- Jamaican Elaenia, Myiopagis cotta
- Greenish Elaenia, Myiopagis viridicata
Genus Pseudelaenia
Grey-and-white Tyrannulet, Pseudelaenia leucospodia
Genus Elaenia
- Caribbean Elaenia, Elaenia martinica
- Large Elaenia, Elaenia spectabilis
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Elaenia flavogaster
- Noronha Elaenia, Elaenia ridleyana
- White-crested Elaenia, Elaenia albiceps
- Small-billed Elaenia, Elaenia parvirostris
- Slaty Elaenia, Elaenia strepera
- Olivaceous Elaenia, Elaenia mesoleuca
- Mottle-backed Elaenia, Elaenia gigas
- Brownish Elaenia, Elaenia pelzelni
- Plain-crested Elaenia, Elaenia cristata
- Rufous-crowned Elaenia, Elaenia ruficeps
- Lesser Elaenia, Elaenia chiriquensis
- Mountain Elaenia, Elaenia frantzii
- Highland Elaenia, Elaenia obscura
- Great Elaenia, Elaenia dayi
- Sierran Elaenia, Elaenia pallatangae
- Greater Antillean Elaenia, Elaenia fallax
Genus Serpophaga
- Torrent Tyrannulet, Serpophaga cinerea
- Sooty Tyrannulet, Serpophaga nigricans
- River Tyrannulet, Serpophaga hypoleuca
- White-crested Tyrannulet, Serpophaga subcristata
- White-bellied Tyrannulet, Serpophaga munda
Genus Mionectes
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus
- Streak-necked Flycatcher, Mionectes striaticollis
- Olive-striped Flycatcher, Mionectes olivaceus
- Gray-hooded Flycatcher, Mionectes rufiventris
- MacConnell's Flycatcher, Mionectes macconnelli
Genus Leptopogon
- Rufous-breasted Flycatcher, Leptopogon rufipectus
- Inca Flycatcher, Leptopogon taczanowskii
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Leptopogon amaurocephalus
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher, Leptopogon superciliaris
Genus Pseudotriccus
- Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant, Pseudotriccus pelzelni
- Hazel-fronted Pygmy Tyrant, Pseudotriccus simplex
- Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant, Pseudotriccus ruficeps
Genus Phylloscartes
- Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes ophthalmicus
- Venezuelan Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes venezuelanus
- Antioquia Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes lanyoni
- Spectacled Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes orbitalis
- Variegated Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes poecilotis
- Southern Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes eximius
- Black-fronted Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes nigrifrons
- Chapman's Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes chapmani
- Ecuadorian Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes gualaquizae
- Rufous-lored Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes flaviventris
- Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes parkeri
- Minas Gerais Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes roquettei
- Sao Paulo Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes paulistus
- Oustalet's Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes oustaleti
- Restinga Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes kronei
- Serra do Mar Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes difficilis
- Alagoas Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes ceciliae
- Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes ventralis
- Bahia Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes beckeri
- Yellow-green Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes flavovirens
- Olive-green Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes virescens
- Rufous-browed Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes superciliaris
- Bay-ringed Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes sylviolus
Genus Phyllomyias
- Planalto Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias fasciatus
- White-fronted Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias zeledoni
- Rough-legged Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias burmeisteri
- Greenish Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias virescens
- Reiser's Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias reiseri
- Sclater's Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias sclateri
- Gray-capped Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias griseocapilla
- Sooty-headed Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias griseiceps
- Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias plumbeiceps
- Black-capped Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
- Ashy-headed Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias cinereiceps
- Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias uropygialis
Genus Zimmerius
- Mistletoe Tyrannulet or Paltry Tyrannulet, Zimmerius vilissimus,
- Venezuelan Tyrannulet, Zimmerius improbus
- Bolivian Tyrannulet, Zimmerius bolivianus
- Red-billed Tyrannulet, Zimmerius cinereicapillus
- Slender-footed Tyrannulet, Zimmerius gracilipes
- Peruvian Tyrannulet, Zimmerius viridiflavus
- Golden-faced Tyrannulet, Zimmerius chrysops
Genus Sublegatus
- Amazonian Scrub Flycatcher, Sublegatus obscurior
- Northern Scrub Flycatcher, Sublegatus arenarum
- Southern Scrub Flycatcher, Sublegatus modestus
Genus Suiriri
- Suiriri Flycatcher, Suiriri suiriri
Genus Mecocerculus
- White-throated Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus leucophrys
- White-tailed Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus poecilocercus
- Buff-banded Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus hellmayri
- Rufous-winged Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus calopterus
- Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus minor
- White-banded Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus stictopterus
Genus Inezia
- Slender-billed Tyrannulet, Inezia tenuirostris
- Plain Tyrannulet, Inezia inornata
- Pale-tipped Tyrannulet, Inezia subflava
Genus Stigmatura
- Lesser Wagtail-tyrant, Stigmatura napensis
- Greater Wagtail-tyrant, Stigmatura budytoides
Genus Uromyias
- Agile Tit-tyrant, Uromyias agilis
- Unstreaked Tit-tyrant, Uromyias agraphia
Genus Anairetes
- Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant, Anairetes alpinus
- Black-crested Tit-tyrant, Anairetes nigrocristatus
- Pied-crested Tit-tyrant, Anairetes reguloides
- Yellow-billed Tit-tyrant, Anairetes flavirostris
- Juan Fernandez Tit-tyrant, Anairetes fernandezianus
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes parulus
Many-colored Rush Tyrant, Tachuris rubrigastra
Sharp-tailed Tyrant, Culicivora caudacuta
Genus Polystictus
- Bearded Tachuri, Polystictus pectoralis
- Gray-backed Tachuri, Polystictus superciliaris
Genus Pseudocolopteryx
- Crested Doradito, Pseudocolopteryx sclateri
- Dinelli's Doradito, Pseudocolopteryx dinellianus
- Subtropical Doradito, Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis
- Warbling Doradito, Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris
Genus Euscarthmus
- Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant, Euscarthmus meloryphus
- Rufous-sided Pygmy Tyrant, Euscarthmus rufomarginatus
Genus Myiornis
- White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant, Myiornis albiventris
- Eared Pygmy Tyrant, Myiornis auricularis
- Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant, Myiornis atricapillus
- Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant, Myiornis ecaudatus
Genus Lophotriccus
- Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus pileatus
- Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus vitiosus
- Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus eulophotes
- Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus galeatus
- Pale-eyed Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus pilaris
Genus Oncostoma
- Northern Bentbill, Oncostoma cinereigulare
- Southern Bentbill, Oncostoma olivaceum
Genus Poecilotriccus
- Rufous-crowned Tody-tyrant, Poecilotriccus ruficeps
- Slate-headed Tody-tyrant, Poecilotriccus sylvia
- Black-and-white Tody-tyrant, Poecilotriccus capitalis
- White-cheeked Tody-tyrant, Poecilotriccus albifacies
Black-chested Tyrant, Taeniotriccus andrei
Genus Hemitriccus
- Snethlage's Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus minor
- Boat-billed Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus josephinae
- Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant, Hemitriccus flammulatus
- Drab-breasted Bamboo Tyrant, Hemitriccus diops
- Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant, Hemitriccus obsoletus
- White-eyed Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus zosterops
- Zimmer's Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus minimus
- Eye-ringed Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus orbitatus
- Johannes' Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus iohannis
- Stripe-necked Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus striaticollis
- Hangnest Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus nidipendulus
- Yungas Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus spodiops
- Pearly-vented Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
- Pelzeln's Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus inornatus
- Black-throated Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus granadensis
- Buff-throated Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus rufigularis
- Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus
- Buff-breasted Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus mirandae
- Kaempfer's Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus kaempferi
- Fork-tailed Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus furcatus
Genus Todirostrum
- Buff-cheeked Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum senex
- Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum russatum
- Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum plumbeiceps
- Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum latirostre
- Smoky-fronted Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum fumifrons
- Spotted Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum maculatum
- Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum poliocephalum
- Short-tailed Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum viridanum
- Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum nigriceps
- Painted Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum pictum
- Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum calopterum
- Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum pulchellum
- Common Tody-Flycatcher or Black-fronted Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum cinereum
- Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher, Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
Genus Corythopis
- Ringed Antpipit, Corythopis torquata
- Southern Antpipit, Corythopis delalandi
Brownish Flycatcher, Cnipodectes subbrunneus
Genus Ramphotrigon
- Large-headed Flatbill, Ramphotrigon megacephala
- Dusky-tailed Flatbill, Ramphotrigon fuscicauda
- Rufous-tailed Flatbill, Ramphotrigon ruficauda
Genus Rhynchocyclus
- Eye-ringed Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
- Pacific Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus pacificus
- Olivaceous Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
- Fulvous-breasted Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus
Genus Tolmomyias
- Yellow-olive Flycatcher, Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- Yellow-margined Flycatcher, Tolmomyias assimilis
- Gray-crowned Flycatcher, Tolmomyias poliocephalus
- Orange-eyed Flycatcher, Tolmomyias traylori
- Yellow-breasted Flycatcher, or Ochre-lored Flatbill, Tolmomyias flaviventris
Genus Platyrinchus
- Cinnamon-crested Spadebill, Platyrinchus saturatus
- Stub-tailed Spadebill, Platyrinchus cancrominus
- Yellow-throated Spadebill, Platyrinchus flavigularis
- Golden-crowned Spadebill, Platyrinchus coronatus
- White-throated Spadebill, Platyrinchus mystaceus
- White-crested Spadebill, Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
- Russet-winged Spadebill, Platyrinchus leucoryphus
Royal Flycatcher, Onychorhynchus coronatus
Ornate Flycatcher, Myiotriccus ornatus
Genus Myiophobus
- Flavescent Flycatcher, Myiophobus flavicans
- Orange-crested Flycatcher, Myiophobus phoenicomitra
- Roraiman Flycatcher, Myiophobus roraimae
- Unadorned Flycatcher, Myiophobus inornatus
- Handsome Flycatcher, Myiophobus pulcher
- Orange-banded Flycatcher, Myiophobus lintoni
- Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher, Myiophobus ochraceiventris
- Bran-colored Flycatcher, Myiophobus fasciatus
- Olive-chested Flycatcher, Myiophobus cryptoxanthus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher, Terenotriccus erythrurus
Genus Myiobius
- Tawny-breasted Flycatcher, Myiobius villosus
- Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher, Myiobius sulphureipygius
- Whiskered Flycatcher, Myiobius barbatus
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Myiobius mastacalis
- Black-tailed Flycatcher, Myiobius atricaudus
Cinnamon Tyrant, Neopipo cinnamomea
Cinnamon Flycatcher, Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
Cliff Flycatcher, Hirundinea ferruginea
Fuscous Flycatcher, Cnemotriccus fuscatus
Genus Lathrotriccus
- Euler's Flycatcher, Lathrotriccus euleri
- Grey-breasted Flycatcher, Lathrotriccus griseipectus
Genus Aphanotriccus: is a small genus of passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family. They breed in the Caribbean lowlands and foothills of Central America. There are just two species
- Tawny-chested Flycatcher or Salvin's Flycatcher, Aphanotriccus capitalis
- Black-billed Flycatcher, or Nelson’s Flycatcher Aphanotriccus audax
Genus Xenotriccus
- Belted Flycatcher, Xenotriccus callizonus
- Pileated Flycatcher, Xenotriccus mexicanus
Genus Mitrephanes
- Tufted Flycatcher, Mitrephanes phaeocercus
- Olive or Olive-tufted Flycatcher, Mitrephanes olivaceus
Genus Contopus/ Pewees
Genus Empidonax
Genus SayornisVermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus
Genus Silvicultrix
- Jelski's Chat-tyrant, Silvicultrix jelskii
- Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant, Silvicultrix diadema
- Golden-browed Chat-tyrant, Silvicultrix pulchella
Genus Ochthoeca
- Crowned Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca frontalis
- Peruvian Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca spodionota
- Slaty-backed Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
- Maroon-chested Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca thoracica
- Piura Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca piurae
- D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca oenanthoides
- Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
- Brown-backed Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca fumicolor
- White-browed Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca leucophrys
Tumbes Tyrant, Tumbezia salvini
Patagonian Tyrant, Colorhamphus parvirostris
Drab Water Tyrant, Ochthornis littoralis
Red-rumped Bush Tyrant, Cnemarchus erythropygius
Genus Myiotheretes
- Streak-throated Bush Tyrant, Myiotheretes striaticollis
- Santa Marta Bush Tyrant, Myiotheretes pernix
- Smoky Bush Tyrant, Myiotheretes fumigatus
- Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant, Myiotheretes fuscorufus
Genus Xolmis
- Fire-eyed Diucon, Xolmis pyrope
- Gray Monjita, Xolmis cinerea
- Black-crowned Monjita, Xolmis coronata
- White-rumped Monjita, Xolmis velata
- White Monjita, Xolmis irupero
- Rusty-backed Monjita, Xolmis rubetra
- Salinas Monjita, Xolmis salinarum
- Black-and-white Monjita, Heteroxolmis dominicana
- Chocolate-vented Tyrant, Neoxolmis rufiventris
Genus Agriornis
- Black-billed Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis montana
- White-tailed Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis andicola
- Great Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis livida
- Gray-bellied Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis microptera
- Lesser Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis murina
Rufous-webbed Tyrant, Polioxolmis rufipennis
Genus Muscisaxicola
- Spot-billed Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola maculirostris
- Little Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola fluviatilis
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola macloviana
- Cinnamon-bellied Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola capistrata
- Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola rufivertex
- Puna Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola juninensis
- White-browed Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola albilora
- Plain-capped Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola alpina
- Cinereous Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola cinerea
- White-fronted Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola albifrons
- Ochre-naped Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola flavinucha
- Black-fronted Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola frontalis
- Short-tailed Field Tyrant, Muscigralla brevicauda
Genus Lessonia
- Andean Negrito, Lessonia oreas
- Austral Negrito, Lessonia rufa
Genus Knipolegus
- Cinereous Tyrant, Knipolegus striaticeps
- Hudson's Black Tyrant, Knipolegus hudsoni
- Amazonian Black Tyrant, Knipolegus poecilocercus
- Andean Tyrant, Knipolegus signatus
- Blue-billed Black Tyrant, Knipolegus cyanirostris
- Rufous-tailed Tyrant, Knipolegus poecilurus
- Riverside Tyrant, Knipolegus orenocensis
- White-winged Black Tyrant, Knipolegus aterrimus
- Caatinga Black Tyrant, Knipolegus franciscanus
- Velvety Black Tyrant, Knipolegus nigerrimus
- Crested Black Tyrant, Knipolegus lophotes
Spectacled Tyrant, Hymenops perspicillatus
Genus Fluvicola
- Pied Water Tyrant, Fluvicola picat
White-headed Marsh Tyrant, Arundinicola leucocephala
Genus Alectrurus
- Cock-tailed Tyrant, Alectrurus tricolor
- Strange-tailed Tyrant, Alectrurus risora
Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa
Yellow-browed Tyrant, Satrapa icterophrys
Long-tailed Tyrant, Colonia colonus
Cattle Tyrant, Machetornis rixosus
Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant, Muscipipra vetula
Genus Attila
Genus Casiornis
- Rufous Casiornis, Casiornis rufa
- Ash-throated Casiornis, Casiornis fusca
Sirystes, Sirystes sibilator
Genus Rhytipterna
- Rufous Mourner, Rhytipterna holerythra
- Grayish Mourner, Rhytipterna simplex
- Pale-bellied Mourner, Rhytipterna immunda
Genus Myiarchus
Flammulated Flycatcher, Deltarhynchus flammulatus
Lesser Kiskadee, Philohydor lictor
Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua
Genus Myiozetetes
Genus Conopias
- White-ringed Flycatcher, Conopias albovittata
- Three-striped Flycatcher, Conopias trivirgata
- Yellow-throated Flycatcher, Conopias parva
- Lemon-browed Flycatcher, Conopias cinchoneti
Genus Myiodynastes
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes hemichrysus
- Golden-crowned Flycatcher, Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
- Baird's Flycatcher, Myiodynastes bairdii
- Streaked Flycatcher, Myiodynastes maculatus
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris
Piratic Flycatcher, Legatus leucophaius
White-bearded Flycatcher, Phelpsia inornata
Variegated Flycatcher, Empidonomus varius
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher, Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus
Sulphury Flycatcher, Tyrannopsis sulphurea
Genus Tyrannus, kingbirds
Genus Schiffornis
- Greater Schiffornis, Schiffornis major
- Thrush-like Schiffornis, Schiffornis turdinus
- Greenish Schiffornis, Schiffornis virescens
White-naped Xenopsaris, Xenopsaris albinucha
Genus Pachyramphus, becards
Genus Tityra
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