Tyrannidae

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Elaenia martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Elaenia martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Elaenia martinica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Elaenia martinica, the Caribbean elaenia, is a passerine bird with multiple subspecies distributed across the Caribbean region.

Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822)

Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822)

Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822)

Elaenia flavogaster, the yellow-bellied elaenia, is a medium-sized bird with four subspecies found across the Neotropics.

Elaenia frantzii Lawrence, 1865

Elaenia frantzii Lawrence, 1865

Elaenia frantzii Lawrence, 1865

Elaenia frantzii (mountain elaenia) is a small to medium tyrant flycatcher with a disjunct range from southern Mexico to northern South America.

Elaenia cristata Pelzeln, 1868

Elaenia cristata Pelzeln, 1868

Elaenia cristata Pelzeln, 1868

Elaenia cristata, the plain-crested elaenia, is a small South American passerine bird with a conspicuous crest that lives in open habitats.

Elaenia parvirostris Pelzeln, 1868

Elaenia parvirostris Pelzeln, 1868

Elaenia parvirostris Pelzeln, 1868

Elaenia parvirostris, the small-billed elaenia, is a small South American migratory tyrant flycatcher that has occurred as a vagrant in North America.

Elaenia spectabilis Pelzeln, 1868

Elaenia spectabilis Pelzeln, 1868

Elaenia spectabilis Pelzeln, 1868

Elaenia spectabilis, the large elaenia, is a South American tyrant flycatcher with distinct plumage and a wide Amazonian to southern South American range.

Elaenia chiriquensis Lawrence, 1865

Elaenia chiriquensis Lawrence, 1865

Elaenia chiriquensis Lawrence, 1865

Elaenia chiriquensis, the lesser elaenia, is a small passerine bird with two described subspecies across the Neotropics.

Elaenia sordida J.T.Zimmer, 1941

Elaenia sordida J.T.Zimmer, 1941

Elaenia sordida J.T.Zimmer, 1941

Elaenia sordida, the small-headed elaenia, is a South American tyrant flycatcher with specific physical traits and habitat preferences.

Elaenia pallatangae P.L.Sclater, 1862

Elaenia pallatangae P.L.Sclater, 1862

Elaenia pallatangae P.L.Sclater, 1862

Sierran elaenia (Elaenia pallatangae) is a small Andean passerine bird with three recognized subspecies that occupy mountain forest habitats.

Megarynchus pitangua (Linnaeus, 1766)

Megarynchus pitangua (Linnaeus, 1766)

Megarynchus pitangua (Linnaeus, 1766)

Megarynchus pitangua, the boat-billed flycatcher, is a large tyrant flycatcher with multiple subspecies found across the Neotropics.

Attila cinnamomeus (Gmelin, 1789)

Attila cinnamomeus (Gmelin, 1789)

Attila cinnamomeus (Gmelin, 1789)

Attila cinnamomeus, the cinnamon attila, is a rufous-plumaged bird found across Amazon and Orinoco basin wet-associated habitats.

Attila spadiceus (Gmelin, 1789)

Attila spadiceus (Gmelin, 1789)

Attila spadiceus (Gmelin, 1789)

The bright-rumped attila is a large variable-plumage tyrant flycatcher found across the Americas, with an ongoing debate over splitting a Central American subspecies.

Attila bolivianus Lafresnaye, 1848

Attila bolivianus Lafresnaye, 1848

Attila bolivianus Lafresnaye, 1848

The white-eyed attila is a bird species with two subspecies found across northern South America in riverine forest habitats.

Attila rufus (Vieillot, 1819)

Attila rufus (Vieillot, 1819)

Attila rufus (Vieillot, 1819)

The grey-hooded attila is a passerine bird found in eastern and southeastern Brazil, with two recognized subspecies.

Tyrannus niveigularis P.L.Sclater, 1860

Tyrannus niveigularis P.L.Sclater, 1860

Tyrannus niveigularis P.L.Sclater, 1860

Tyrannus niveigularis, the snowy-throated kingbird, is a small bird found in western Andean South America.

Tyrannus couchii S.F.Baird, 1858

Tyrannus couchii S.F.Baird, 1858

Tyrannus couchii S.F.Baird, 1858

Couch's kingbird is a small passerine bird native to southern North America and northern Central America, with little studied nesting behavior.

Tyrannus caudifasciatus Orbigny, 1839

Tyrannus caudifasciatus Orbigny, 1839

Tyrannus caudifasciatus Orbigny, 1839

The loggerhead kingbird is a large two-toned kingbird native to the northern West Indies, found in a range of coastal to lower mountain habitats.

Tyrannus vociferans Swainson, 1826

Tyrannus vociferans Swainson, 1826

Tyrannus vociferans Swainson, 1826

Tyrannus vociferans is a North and Central American bird with defined plumage traits and a migratory range across western regions.

Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tyrannus tyrannus, the eastern kingbird, is a North American migratory kingbird that feeds on insects and fruit.

Tyrannus forficatus (Gmelin, 1789)

Tyrannus forficatus (Gmelin, 1789)

Tyrannus forficatus (Gmelin, 1789)

Tyrannus forficatus is a bird with distinctive long forked tails, breeding in south-central North America and wintering from southern Mexico to Panama.

Tyrannus crassirostris Swainson, 1826

Tyrannus crassirostris Swainson, 1826

Tyrannus crassirostris Swainson, 1826

This is a description of the size, plumage, subspecies, distribution, and habitat of the thick-billed kingbird.

Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819

Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819

Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819

Tyrannus melancholicus (tropical kingbird) is a bird with defined size measurements and consistent plumage patterns across sexes.

Tyrannus verticalis Say, 1823

Tyrannus verticalis Say, 1823

Tyrannus verticalis Say, 1823

Tyrannus verticalis, the western kingbird, is a territorial gray-and-yellow kingbird that breeds in open western North America.

Tyrannus albogularis Burmeister, 1856

Tyrannus albogularis Burmeister, 1856

Tyrannus albogularis Burmeister, 1856

This is a description of the white-throated kingbird Tyrannus albogularis, covering its appearance, range, and habitat preferences.

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