Birds of Venezuela - Tyrant Flycatchers

Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Tyrannidae

Tyrant flycatchers are passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust with stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, have plain colouring. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.

• White-lored Tyrannulet Ornithion inerme
• Brown-capped Tyrannulet Ornithion brunneicapillus
• Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
• Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina
• Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
• Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus
• Forest Elaenia Myiopagis gaimardii
• Gray Elaenia Myiopagis caniceps
• Yellow-crowned Elaenia Myiopagis flavivertex
• Greenish Elaenia Myiopagis viridicata
• Large Elaenia Elaenia spectabilis
• Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster
• Small-billed Elaenia Elaenia parvirostris
• Slaty Elaenia Elaenia strepera
• Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata
• Rufous-crowned Elaenia Elaenia ruficeps
• Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis
• Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii
• Great Elaenia Elaenia dayi (E)
• Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae
• Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea
• River Tyrannulet Serpophaga hypoleuca
• Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus
• Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus
• MacConnell's Flycatcher Mionectes macconnelli
• Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus
• Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus
• Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris
• Variegated Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus poecilotis
• Chapman's Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus chapmani (E)
• Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus
• Venezuelan Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus venezuelanus (E)
• Black-fronted Tyrannulet Phylloscartes nigrifrons (E)
• Rufous-lored Tyrannulet Phylloscartes flaviventris (E)
• Olive-green Tyrannulet Phylloscartes virescens
• Rufous-browed Tyrannulet Phylloscartes superciliaris
• Rough-legged Tyrannulet Phyllomyias burmeisteri
• Greenish Tyrannulet Phyllomyias virescens
• Urich's Tyrannulet Phyllomyias urichi (E)
• Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps
• Black-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
• Ashy-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias cinereiceps
• Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias uropygialis
• Paltry Tyrannulet Zimmerius vilissimus
• Venezuelan Tyrannulet Zimmerius improbus
• Slender-footed Tyrannulet Zimmerius gracilipes
• Golden-faced Tyrannulet Zimmerius chrysops
• Amazonian Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus obscurior
• Northern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
• Southern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus modestus
• White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys
• Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet Mecocerculus minor
• White-banded Tyrannulet Mecocerculus stictopterus
• Slender-billed Tyrannulet Inezia tenuirostris
• Pale-tipped Tyrannulet Inezia caudata
• Amazonian Tyrannulet Inezia subflava
• Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant Stigmatura napensis
• Agile Tit-Tyrant Anairetes agilis
• Bearded Tachuri Polystictus pectoralis
• Crested Doradito Pseudocolopteryx sclateri
• Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant Euscarthmus meloryphus
• Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis ecaudatus
• Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus
• Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus vitiosus
• Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus galeatus
• Pale-eyed Pygmy-Tyrant Atalotriccus pilaris
• Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus ruficeps
• Ruddy Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus russatus
• Slate-headed Tody-Tyrant Poecilotriccus sylvia
• Black-chested Tyrant Taeniotriccus andrei
• Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus minor (A)
• White-eyed Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus zosterops
• Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
• Black-throated Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus granadensis
• Common Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
• Spotted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum maculatum
• Short-tailed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum viridanum (E)
• Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum nigriceps
• Painted Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum pictum
• Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
• Ringed Antpipit Corythopis torquata
• Large-headed Flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephala
• Rufous-tailed Flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda
• Olivaceous Flatbill Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
• Fulvous-breasted Flatbill Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus
• Yellow-olive Flycatcher Tolmomyias sulphurescens
• Yellow-margined Flycatcher Tolmomyias assimilis
• Gray-crowned Flycatcher Tolmomyias poliocephalus
• Yellow-breasted Flycatcher Tolmomyias flaviventris
• Cinnamon-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus saturatus
• Yellow-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus flavigularis
• Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus
• White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus
• White-crested Spadebill Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
• Amazonian Royal-Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus
• Northern Royal-Flycatcher Onychorhynchus mexicanus
• Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans
• Roraiman Flycatcher Myiophobus roraimae
• Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus
• Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
• Tawny-breasted Flycatcher Myiobius villosus
• Whiskered Flycatcher Myiobius barbatus
• Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus
• Cinnamon Tyrant Neopipo cinnamomea
• Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
• Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea
• Fuscous Flycatcher Cnemotriccus fuscatus
• Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri
• Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
• Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus
• Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
• Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
• Tropical Pewee Contopus cinereus
• Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
• Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
• Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
• Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
• Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
• Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca diadema
• Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
• Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
• Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor
• Drab Water-Tyrant Ochthornis littoralis
• Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis
• Smoky Bush-Tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus
• Amazonian Black-Tyrant Knipolegus poecilocercus
• Rufous-tailed Tyrant Knipolegus poecilurus
• Riverside Tyrant Knipolegus orenocensis
• Pied Water-Tyrant Fluvicola pica
• Black-backed Water-Tyrant Fluvicola albiventer
• White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala
• Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys
• Long-tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus
• Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosus
• Rufous-tailed Attila Attila phoenicurus
• Cinnamon Attila Attila cinnamomeus
• Citron-bellied Attila Attila citriniventris
• Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
• Sirystes Sirystes sibilator
• Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex
• Pale-bellied Mourner Rhytipterna immunda
• 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
• Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
• Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
• Lesser Kiskadee Philohydor lictor
• Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
• Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
• Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
• Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
• Gray-capped Flycatcher Myiozetetes granadensis
• Dusky-chested Flycatcher Myiozetetes luteiventris
• Three-striped Flycatcher Conopias trivirgata
• Yellow-throated Flycatcher Conopias parva
• Lemon-browed Flycatcher Conopias cinchoneti
• Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
• Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
• Piratic Flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
• White-bearded Flycatcher Phelpsia inornata (E)
• Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius
• Crowned Slaty Flycatcher Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus (A)
• Sulphury Flycatcher Tyrannopsis sulphurea
• White-throated Kingbird Tyrannus albogularis
• Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
• Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
• Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
• Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana