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Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannidae

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus savana Vieillot, 1808

Tyrannus savana, the fork-tailed flycatcher, is a long-tailed New World flycatcher ranging from Mexico to Argentina.

Gray Kingbird
Tyrannidae

Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin, 1788)

This is a species summary for the gray kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis, a medium-sized passerine found across the Americas.

Hudson's Black-Tyrant
Tyrannidae

Hudson's Black-Tyrant

Knipolegus hudsoni P.L.Sclater, 1872

Knipolegus hudsoni (Hudson's black tyrant) is a small South American tyrant flycatcher with distinct male and female plumage.

White-winged Black-Tyrant
Tyrannidae

White-winged Black-Tyrant

Knipolegus aterrimus Kaup, 1853

Knipolegus aterrimus, the white-winged black tyrant, is a South American bird with three described subspecies that lives in open arid and semi-arid landscapes.

Rufous-tailed Tyrant
Tyrannidae

Rufous-tailed Tyrant

Knipolegus poecilurus (P.L.Sclater, 1862)

Knipolegus poecilurus, the rufous-tailed tyrant, is a small South American tyrant flycatcher with five distinct subspecies.

Crested Black-Tyrant
Tyrannidae

Crested Black-Tyrant

Knipolegus lophotes Boie, 1828

Knipolegus lophotes, the crested black tyrant, is a mostly glossy blue-black flycatcher found in open wooded grasslands of eastern South America.

Cinereous Tyrant
Tyrannidae

Cinereous Tyrant

Knipolegus striaticeps (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Knipolegus striaticeps, the cinereous tyrant, is a small tyrant flycatcher that inhabits Gran Chaco woodlands in central South America.

Velvety Black-Tyrant
Tyrannidae

Velvety Black-Tyrant

Knipolegus nigerrimus (Vieillot, 1818)

The velvety black tyrant (Knipolegus nigerrimus) is a small bird with two described subspecies native to eastern Brazil.

Blue-billed Black-Tyrant
Tyrannidae

Blue-billed Black-Tyrant

Knipolegus cyanirostris (Vieillot, 1818)

Knipolegus cyanirostris, the blue-billed black tyrant, is a small South American bird with distinct sexually dimorphic plumage.

Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Tyrannidae

Rusty-margined Flycatcher

Myiozetetes cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Rusty-margined flycatcher (Myiozetetes cayanensis) is a small passerine bird with four subspecies found across much of northern and central South America and southern Central America.

Gray-capped Flycatcher
Tyrannidae

Gray-capped Flycatcher

Myiozetetes granadensis Lawrence, 1862

The grey-capped flycatcher (Myiozetetes granadensis) is a small passerine bird with a disjunct range across Central and South America.

Social Flycatcher
Tyrannidae

Social Flycatcher

Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825)

Myiozetetes similis, the social flycatcher, is a small passerine bird found across the tropical Americas from Mexico to Argentina.

Flavescent Flycatcher
Tyrannidae

Flavescent Flycatcher

Myiophobus flavicans (P.L.Sclater, 1861)

Myiophobus flavicans, the flavescent flycatcher, is a small Andean bird with multiple recognized subspecies.

Bran-colored Flycatcher
Tyrannidae

Bran-colored Flycatcher

Myiophobus fasciatus (Statius Muller, 1776)

Myiophobus fasciatus, the bran-colored flycatcher, is a small passerine with five subspecies distributed across Central and South America.

Bran-colored Flycatcher
Tyrannidae

Bran-colored Flycatcher

Myiophobus fasciatus crypterythrus (P.L.Sclater, 1861)

This entry describes the physical characteristics, subspecies variation, distribution, and habitat of the bran-colored flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus).

Forest Elaenia
Tyrannidae

Forest Elaenia

Myiopagis gaimardii (Orbigny, 1840)

Myiopagis gaimardii, the forest elaenia, is a small tyrant flycatcher found across Central and South America.

Greenish Elaenia
Tyrannidae

Greenish Elaenia

Myiopagis viridicata (Vieillot, 1817)

Myiopagis viridicata, the greenish elaenia, is a small suboscine bird with multiple distinct subspecies across the Americas.

Gray-headed Elaenia
Tyrannidae

Gray-headed Elaenia

Myiopagis caniceps (Swainson, 1835)

Myiopagis caniceps, the grey-headed elaenia, is a small South American bird with distinct plumage differences between sexes.

Long-tailed Tyrant
Tyrannidae

Long-tailed Tyrant

Colonia colonus (Vieillot, 1818)

Colonia colonus, the long-tailed tyrant, is a small passerine bird with distinct subspecies across disjunct Neotropical semi-open habitats.

Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
Tyrannidae

Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet

Phylloscartes ventralis (Temminck, 1824)

Mottle-cheeked tyrannulet (Phylloscartes ventralis) is a small bird with disjunct populations across central and eastern South America.

Great Kiskadee
Tyrannidae

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

The great kiskadee is a large omnivorous tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas, introduced to Bermuda.

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Tyrannidae

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Camptostoma imberbe P.L.Sclater, 1857

Camptostoma imberbe, the northern beardless tyrannulet, is a small passerine tyrant flycatcher breeding from the southern US to northwestern Costa Rica.

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Tyrannidae

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

Camptostoma obsoletum (Temminck, 1824)

This species is a small Neotropical flycatcher with multiple subspecies that vary in plumage and occupy a wide range of open and edge habitats.

Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant
Tyrannidae

Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant

Myiotheretes striaticollis (P.L.Sclater, 1853)

The streak-throated bush tyrant is a South American tyrant bird with two subspecies that lives in open Andean habitats.

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