Tyrant Flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Tyrannidae
Tyrant flycatchers are passerines 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, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.
- Elaenia sp. (A)
- Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
- Western Wood-Pewee, Contopus sordidulus (A)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens
- Cuban Pewee, Contopus cariibaeus (A)
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris
- Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens
- Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum (A)
- Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii (A)
- Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus
- Hammond's Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii (A)
- Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans (A)
- Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
- Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya (A)
- Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens
- Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
- Brown-crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus tyrannulus
- La Sagra's Flycatcher, Myiarchus sagrae
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris (A)
- Piratic Flycatcher, Empidonomus leucophaius (A)
- Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus (A)
- Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans (A)
- Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
- Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
- Gray Kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis
- Loggerhead Kingbird, Tyrannus caudifasciatus (A)
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus savana
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