The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) occur throughout North and South America. They are now considered the largest family of birds on Earth, with around 400 species. As could be expected from a family this large, the members vary greatly in habitat, shape, patterns and colors. Some Tyrant flycatchers superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers. Most, but not all, are rather plain, and many have erectile crests. Most are insectivorous, but some will eat fruit or small vertebrates. [abstracted from Wikipedia]

For Old Word Flycatchers, see the family Muscicapidae.


Genus Anairetes

Tyrant, Tufted Tit-  Anairetes parulus  Found: South America
Photographed by dFaulder - Puerto Aisen, Chile



Genus Arundinicola - 1 species

Tyrant, White-headed Marsh-  Arundinicola leucocephala  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1, 3 ) Dario Sanches - Brazil  2) Dominic Sherony - Trinidad and Tobago



Genus Attila

Attila, Grey-hooded  Attila rufus  Found: Brazil
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches 



Genus Colonia - 1 species

Tyrant, Long-tailed  Colonia colonus  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3, 4) Dario Sanches - Brazil
1, 2) Male  3, 4) Female



Genus Conopias

Flycatcher, Three-striped  Conopias trivirgatus  Found: South America
Photos needed!


Genus Contopus

Flycatcher, Olive-sided Contopus cooperi Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - New Jersey  


Pewee, Cuban  Contopus caribaeus  Found: Cuba, Bahamas
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Ken Schneider - Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park


Pewee, Dark Contopus lugubris  Found: Costa Rica and Panama
Photographed by: Dominic Sherony


Pewee, Eastern Wood Contopus virens   Found:North America, South America
Photographed by: Jim Conrad


Pewee, Tropical Contopus cinereus Found: South America 
Photographed by: 1) AmyMcAndrews 2) Erick Houk


Pewee, Western Wood Contopus sordidulus Found: North America, South America
Photographed by: 1) Alan D Wilson  2) Arthur Chapman near Brooks, Alberta  3) Maggie Smith



Genus Corythopis

Antpipit, Southern  Corythopis delalandi  Found: South America
Photographed by Dario Sanches



Genus Elaenia

Elaenia, Caribbean  Elaenia martinica  Found: Central America and Caribbean
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) New Jersy Birds


Elaenia, Highland  Elaenia obscura  Found: South America
Photographed by: Claudio Timm


Elaenia, Jamaican  Myiopagis cotta  Found: Jamaica
Photographed by: Dominic Sherony


Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia  mesoleuca  Found: southern South Amercia
Photographed by:  1, 2) Cláudio Timm


Elaenia, Small-billed  Elaenia parvirostris  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Cláudio Timm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Elaenia, White-crested  Elaenia albiceps   Found: South America
Photographed by: Charlie Westerinen - Tierra del Fuego


Elaenia,_Yellow-bellied  Elaenia flavogaster  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches 



Genus Emphidonax

Flycatcher, Acadian Empidonax virescens  Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1)  Dominic Sherony  2) Trolley


Flycatcher, Buff-breasted   Empidonax fulvifrons  Found: southwest North America and Central America
Photographed by: 1) Dominic Sherony  2) Pablo Leautaud


Flycatcher, Hammond's  Empidonax hammondii  Found: western North America
Photographed by:  1) Pablo Leautaud - Mexico   2)  Alan Vernon - Hyder, Alaska
2) Juvenile    


Flycatcher, Least   Empidonax minimus   Found: North America and Central America
Photographed by: 1) Dominic Sherony 


Flycatcher, Willow Emphidonax traillii Found: North America, South America
Photographed by: 1) Dave Menke / USFWS  2) Jim Rorabaugh / USFWS


Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Empidonax flaviventris   Found: North America
Photographed by Dick Daniels - North Carolina


Flycatcher, Yellowish  Empidonax flavescens  Found: Central America
Photographed by: 1) Mdf - Parque Internacional La Amistad, Panama   2) Dominic Sherony



Genus Empidonomus - 1 species

Flycatcher, Variegated  Empidonomus varius Found: South America
Photographed by:   1) Dario Sanches - Brazil 



Genus Fluvicola

Tyrant, Masked Water-  Fluvicola nengeta  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5) Dario Sanches - Brazil



Tyrant, Pied Water  Fluvicola pica  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1) Dominic Sherony   2, 3) _barloventomagico - northeastern Venezuela



Genus Hemitriccus

Tyrant, Fork-tailed Tody-  Hemitriccus furcatus  Found: South America
Photographed by: Dario Sanches - Brazil


Tyrant, Pearly-vented Tody- Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Dario Niz - Uruguay 



Genus Hirundinea - 1 species

Flycatcher, Cliff  Hirundinea ferruginea   Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3, 4) Dario Sanches - Brazil



Genus Hymenops -1 species

Tyrant, Spectacled  Hymenops perspicillatus  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1 ) Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil     3) Charlie Westerinen - Bueos Aires, Argentina 
    2) dFaulder at  Costanera Sur Nature Reserve, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1) Female  2, 3) Male



Genus Knipolegus

Tyrant, Blue-billed Black  Knipolegus cyanirostris  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches - Brazil  2) Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 


Tyrant, Crested Black-  Knipolegus lophotes  Found: South America
Photographed by: Claudio Timm


Tyrant, Velvety Black-   Knipolegus nigerrimus  Found: Brazil
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches - Brazil 



Genus Lathrotriccus

Flycatcher, Euler's  Lathrotriccus euleri  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1) Cláudio Timm



Genus Leptopogon

Flycatcher, Sepia-capped  Leptopogon amaurocephalus   Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches - Brazil



Genus Lessonia

Negrito, Patagonian  Lessonia rufa   Found: South America
Photographed by:  1, 2, 3)  Cláudio Timm - Patagonia, Argentina



Genus Machetornis- 1 species

Tyrant, Cattle  Machetornis rixosa  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dario Sanches - Brazil  



Genus Megarhynchus - 1 species

Flycatcher, Boat-billed  Megarhynchus pitangua  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches - Brazil 



Genus Mitrephanes

Flycatcher, Northern Tufted  Mitrephanes phaeocercus  Found: northwest Mexico to northwest Ecuador
Photographed by: 1) Dominic Sherony  2) Steve Ryan



Genus Muscigralla - 1 species

Tyrant, Short-tailed Field  Muscigralla brevicauda  Found: South Americ
Photographed by: 1) David Cook - Arbol Millenary Reserve, via Chiclayo, Peru 



Genus Myiarchus

Flycatcher, Ash-throated Myiarchus cinerascens Found: North America
Photographed/Drawn by: 1) Docentjoyce   2) Brian Wridgway


Flycatcher, Brown-crested  Myiarchus tyrannulus  Found: The Americas
Photographed by:  1) New Jersy Birds  2) Dario Sanches


Flycatcher, Dusky-capped  Myiarchus tuberculifer  Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1) Mdf  2) Dick Daniels - Royal Palm Reserve, Negril, Jamaica


Flycatcher, Great Crested  Myiarchus crinitus  Found: The Americas
Photographed by:  1) New Jersy Birds  2, 3, 4) Dick Daniels - North Carolina


Flycatcher, Panamanian  Myiarchus panamensis  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1) Dominic Sherony - Panama 


Flycatcher, Puerto Rican  Myiarchus antillarum  Endemic to Puerto Rico
Photographed by: New Jersy Birds


Flycatcher, Sad   Myiarchus barbirostris  Found: Jamaica
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels
3) Probably a Sad Flycatcher, bu it has a dark cap


Flycatcher, Stolid  Myiarchus stolidus  Found: Caribbean
Photographed by: Dominic Sherony



Flycatcher, Swainson's  Myiarchus swainsoni  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1, 2) Barloventomagico



Genus Myiodynastes

Flycatcher, Streaked  Myiodynastes maculatus  Found: Central America and South America
Photographed by:   1) Frank Vassen - Costa Rica  2) dFaulder - the Ceibas area, Entre Rios, Argentina 
   3) Dario Sanches - Brazil 


Flycatcher, Sulphur-bellied  Myiodynastes luteiventris  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: Dominic Sherony



Genus Myiophobus

Flycatcher, Bran-colored   Myiophobus fasciatus   Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches - Brazil  2) Dario Niz



Genus Myiornis

Tyrant, Eared Pygmy  Myiornis auricularis  Found: South America
Photographed by: Dario Sanches - Brazil



Genus Myiozetetes

Flycatcher, Grey-capped  Myiozetetes granadensis  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Jerry Oldenettel - Costa Rica


Flycatcher, Social  Myiozetetes similis Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches in Brazil  


Genus Ochthoeca

Tyrant, Rufous-breasted Chat-  Ochthoeca rufipectoralis  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1) David Cook  2, 3) Dominic Sherony 


Tyrant, Unstreaked_Tit-  Anairetes agraphia  Found: Peru
Photographed by: 1) Dominic Sherony

Genus Onychorhynchus

Flycatcher, Northern Royal  Onychorhynchus mexicanus  Found:Central America and northern South America
Photographed by: 1) US Geological Survery  2) Steve Garvie - Santa Rosa NP, Guanacaste, Costa Rica



Genus Oncostoma

Bentbill, Southern  Oncostoma olivaceum  Found: South America
Photographed by: Dominic Sherony



Genus Phyllomyias

Tyrannulet, Mottle-cheeked  Phylloscartes ventralis  Found: South America
Photographed by: Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil


Tyrannulet, Sclater's Phyllomyias sclateri   Found: South America
Photographed by: Dominic Sherony - Cusco, Peru



Genus Pitangus

Kiskadee, Great  Pitangus sulphuratus  Found: The Americas 
Photographed by:  1, 2) dFaulder - Costanera Sur Nature Reserve, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    3) Elaine R Wilson  - Martin Homestead Refuge, Edinburg, Texas 4) Dario Sanches - Brazil 


Kiskadee, Lesser   Pitangus lictor  aka   Philohydor lictor  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1) Dominic Sherony  



Genus Platyrinchus

Spadebill, White-throated   Platyrinchus mystaceus   Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches - Brazil



Genus Poecilotriccus

Flycatcher, Black-backed Tody-  Poecilotriccus pulchellus  Found: Peru
Photo needed

Flycatcher, Ochre-faced Tody-  Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps   Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches - Brazil 



Genus Polystictus

Tachuri, Bearded  Polystictus pectoralis  Found: South America
Photographed by:  Cláudio Timm - Reserva Natural Santa María, Argentina
1) Female



Genus Pyrocephalus - 1 species

Flycatcher, Vermilion   Pyrocephalus rubinus Found: The Americas
Photographed by:  1) Pleautaud - Jalisco, Mexico   2) Charles & Clint   
    3)  Pablo Leautaud - Santa Ana Tepetitlán, Jalisco, Mexico  4) Charlie Westerinen - Lima Peru 
1, 2) Male  3) Female  4) Sooty morph



Genus Pyrrhomyias - 1 species

Flycatcher, Cinnamon Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Cristóba Alvarado Minic - Rancho Grande. Estado Aragua, Venezuela 
    2, 3) Dominic Sherony - Cusco, Peru



Genus Satrapa - 1 species

Tyrant, Yellow-browed  Satrapa icterophrys  Found: South America
Photographed by: Lip Kee Yap - Ibera Marshes, Argentina



Genus Sayornis

Phoebe, Black Sayornis nigricans Found: North America, South America
Photographed by:  1) Alan D Wilson - La Jolla Shores Beach (Near Scripp's Pier), La Jolla, California
  2) Elaine R Wilson - La Jolla Shores Beach (Near Scripp's Pier), La Jolla, California


Phoebe, Eastern Sayornis phoebe Found: North America, South America
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - Maine  2) Dick - North Carolina


Phoebe, Says Sayornis saya Found: North America
Photographed by: 1) Kevin Cole  2) Wolfgang Wander 



Genus Serpophaga

Tyrannulet, Sooty  Serpophaga nigricans  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches - Brazil



Genus Sublegatus

Flycatcher, Southern Scrub  Sublegatus modestus  Found: South America
Photographed by: Cláudio Timm 



Genus Todirostrum

Flycatcher, Common Tody-  Todirostrum cinereum  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3, 4) Dario Sanches - Brazil


Flycatcher, Spotted Tody  Todirostrum maculatum  Found: South America
Photographed by:  1, 2) Jerry Oldenettel - Venezuela



Genus Suiriri

Flycatcher, Suririri  Suiriri suiriri  Found: South America
Photographed by: Cláudio Timm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil



Genus Tolmomyias

Flatbill, Yellow-breasted  aka Yellow-breasted Flycatcher  Tolmomyias flaviventris  Found: South America
Photographed by: New Jersy Birds


Flatbill, Yellow-olive Tolmomyias sulphurescens  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by:  1, 2) Dario Sanches - Brazil



Genus Tyrannus

Flycatcher, Fork-tailed  Tyrannus savana  Found: Central and South America
Photographed by: 1)  dFaulder - Ceibas area, Entre Rios, Argentina  2) Dario Sanches in Brazil 


Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed  Tyrannus forficatus  Found: North America and Central America
Photographed by: 1) S. Maslowski of the USFWS  2) Gary Kramer of the USFWS 


Kingbird, Cassin's  Tyrannus vociferans  Found: western North America
Photographed by: Wolfgang Wander


Kingbird, Eastern Tyrannus tyrannus Found: North America, South America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - North Carolina


Kingbird, Gray  Tyrannus dominicensis  Found: The Americas
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Puerto Rico  4) Dick - St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands


Kingbird, Giant   Tyrannus cubensis  Found: Cuba
Photographed by:  Dominic Sherony


Kingbird, Loggerhead  Tyrannus caudifasciatus  Found: Caribbean
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Jamaica


Kingbird, Tropical  Tyrannus melancholicus  Found: The Americas  Kingbird, Tropical
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches - Brazil     2) dFaulder at Costanera Sur Nature Reserve, Buenos Aires, Argentina


Kingbird, Western Tyrannus verticalis Found: North America
Photographed by: 1) John and_Karen Hollingsworth  of the US_Fish and Wildlife Service  2)  Linda Tanner 
    3) Mdf Lovewell State Park, Kansas, USAat  



Genus Xolmis

Diucon, Fire-eyed  Xolmis pyrope  Found: South America
Photographed by dFaulder - Puerto Aisen, Chile


Monjita, Black-and-white Xolmis dominicanus  Found: South America
Photographed/ Drawn by: 1) John Gould 2)  Cláudio Timm - Castillo, Uruguay


Monjita, Grey  Xolmis cinereus  Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches - Fazenda Campo de Ouro, Piraju, São Paulo, Brazil    2) Dario Niz - Uruguay


Monjita, White  Xolmis irupero    Found: South America
Photographed by:  1) Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 
   2) Lip Kee Yap - Entre Rios, Argentina  3) dFaulder - Ceibas area, Entre Rios, Argentina