List of Birds of Dominica - 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.

• Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
• Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris
• Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi
• Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus (A)
• Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis