Birds Guide

Tyrant Flycatchers
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia   Phylum: Chordata   Class: Aves   Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tyrannidae Vigors, 1825
Genera
Many, see text.

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

The tyrant flycatchers are a large family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America, but are mainly tropical in distribution. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust with stronger bills. They are members of suborder Tyranni (suboscines) and so do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds.

Most, but not all, are rather plain, and many have erectile crests. As the name implies, most are insectivorous, but some will eat fruit.

The becards and tityras were formerly considered to be cotingas, but are now usually included in the Tyrannidae. They are also sometimes given their own family, the Tityridae.

Habitat Distribution

Species richness of Tyrannidae, when compared to habitat, is highly variable. The habitats of tropical lowland evergreen forest and montane evergreen forest have the highest single site species diversity while many habitats including rivers, palm forest, possible white sand forest, tropical deciduous forest edge, southern temperate forest, southern temperate forest edge, semihumid/humid montane scrub, and northern temperate grassland have the lowest single species diversity. The variation between the highest and the lowest is extreme; ninety species can be found in the tropical lowland evergreen forests while only one species can be found at the habitats listed above. This may be due in part to the fewer niches found in certain areas and therefore fewer places for the species to occupy.

Tyrannidae specialization among habitat is very strong in tropical lowland evergreen forests and montane evergreen forests. These habitat types therefore display the greatest specialization. The counts differ by three species (tropical lowland evergreen forests have 49 endemic species and montane evergreen forests have 46 endemic species). It can be assumed that they both have similar levels of specialization.

Regionally, the South Atlantic Coast has a significanltly higher species richness with the Manabí-Tumbes region following closely behind.

Protected status

The Northern Beardless Tyrannulet (Camptostoma imberbe) and the Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) are protected in the US under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.[1]

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
• Gray-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, 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
• 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, 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, 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
    Gray-breasted Flycatcher, Lathrotriccus griseipectus
• Genus Aphanotriccus
  • Tawny-chested Flycatcher, Aphanotriccus capitalis
    Black-billed Flycatcher, Aphanotriccus audax
• Genus Xenotriccus
  • Belted Flycatcher, Xenotriccus callizonus
    Pileated Flycatcher, Xenotriccus mexicanus
• Genus Mitrephanes
  • Tufted Flycatcher, Mitrephanes phaeocercus
    Olive Flycatcher, Mitrephanes olivaceus
• Genus Contopus, pewees
  • Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
    Greater Pewee, Contopus pertinax
    Dark Pewee, Contopus lugubris
    Smoke-colored Pewee, Contopus fumigatus
    Ochraceous Pewee, Contopus ochraceus
    Western Wood-Pewee, Contopus sordidulus
    Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens
    Tropical Pewee, Contopus cinereus
    Blackish Pewee, Contopus nigrescens
    Cuban Pewee, Contopus caribaeus
    Jamaican Pewee, Contopus pallidus
    Hispaniolan Pewee, Contopus hispaniolensis
    Lesser Antillean Pewee, Contopus latirostris
    White-throated Pewee, Contopus albogularis
• Genus Empidonax
  • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris
    Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens
    Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum
    Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii
    White-throated Flycatcher, Empidonax albigularis
    Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus
    Hammond's Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii
    Gray Flycatcher, Empidonax wrightii
    Dusky Flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri
    Pine Flycatcher, Empidonax affinis
    Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis
    Cordilleran Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis
    Yellowish Flycatcher, Empidonax flavescens
    Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Empidonax fulvifrons
    Black-capped Flycatcher, Empidonax atriceps
• Genus Sayornis, phoebes
  • Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
    Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
    Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya
• Vermilion 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 pica
    Black-backed Water Tyrant, Fluvicola albiventer
    Masked Water Tyrant, Fluvicola nengeta
• 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
  • Rufous-tailed Attila, Attila phoenicurus
    Cinnamon Attila, Attila cinnamomeus
    Ochraceous Attila, Attila torridus
    Citron-bellied Attila, Attila citriniventris
    Bright-rumped Attila, Attila spadiceus
    Dull-capped Attila, Attila bolivianus
    Gray-hooded Attila, Attila rufus
• 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
  • Rufous Flycatcher, Myiarchus semirufus
    Yucatan Flycatcher, Myiarchus yucatanensis
    Sad Flycatcher, Myiarchus barbirostris
    Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer
    Swainson's Flycatcher, Myiarchus swainsoni
    Venezuelan Flycatcher, Myiarchus venezuelensis
    Panama Flycatcher, Myiarchus panamensis
    Short-crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus ferox
    Pale-edged Flycatcher, Myiarchus cephalotes
    Sooty-crowned Flycatcher, Myiarchus phaeocephalus
    Apical Flycatcher, Myiarchus apicalis
    Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens
    Nutting's Flycatcher, Myiarchus nuttingi
    Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
    Brown-crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus tyrannulus
    Grenada Flycatcher, Myiarchus nugator
    Galapagos Flycatcher, Myiarchus magnirostris
    Rufous-tailed Flycatcher, Myiarchus validus
    La Sagra's Flycatcher, Myiarchus sagrae
    Stolid Flycatcher, Myiarchus stolidus
    Lesser Antillean Flycatcher, Myiarchus oberi
    Puerto Rican Flycatcher, Myiarchus antillarum
• Flammulated Flycatcher, Deltarhynchus flammulatus
  Lesser Kiskadee, Philohydor lictor
  Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
  Boat-billed Flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua
• Genus Myiozetetes
  • Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Myiozetetes cayanensis
    Social Flycatcher, Myiozetetes similis
    Grey-capped Flycatcher, Myiozetetes granadensis
    Dusky-chested Flycatcher, Myiozetetes luteiventris
• 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
  • Snowy-throated Kingbird, Tyrannus niveigularis
    White-throated Kingbird, Tyrannus albogularis
    Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus
    Couch's Kingbird, Tyrannus couchii
    Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans
    Thick-billed Kingbird, Tyrannus crassirostris
    Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
    Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
    Gray Kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis
    Loggerhead Kingbird, Tyrannus caudifasciatus
    Giant Kingbird, Tyrannus cubensis
    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus
    Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus savana
• Genus Schiffornis
  • Greater Schiffornis, Schiffornis major
    Thrush-like Schiffornis, Schiffornis turdinus
    Greenish Schiffornis, Schiffornis virescens
• White-naped Xenopsaris, Xenopsaris albinucha
• Genus Pachyramphus, becards
  • Chestnut-crowned Becard, Pachyramphus castaneus
    Green-backed Becard, Pachyramphus viridis
    Yellow-cheeked Becard, Pachyramphus xanthogenys
    Barred Becard, Pachyramphus versicolor
    Cinnamon Becard, Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
    White-winged Becard, Pachyramphus polychopterus
    Gray-collared Becard, Pachyramphus major
    Black-and-white Becard, Pachyramphus albogriseus
    Black-capped Becard, Pachyramphus marginatus
    Glossy-backed Becard, Pachyramphus surinamus
    Cinereous Becard, Pachyramphus rufus
    Slaty Becard, Pachyramphus spodiurus
    Pink-throated Becard, Pachyramphus minor
    Jamaican Becard, Pachyramphus niger
    Rose-throated Becard, Pachyramphus aglaiae
    One-colored Becard, Pachyramphus homochrous
    Crested Becard, Pachyramphus validus
• Genus Tityra
  • Black-tailed Tityra, Tityra cayana
    Masked Tityra, Tityra semifasciata
    Black-crowned Tityra, Tityra inquisitor

External links

• Tyrant Fly catcher by John Audubon
• Tyrant Flycatcher videos on the Internet Bird Collection