List of Birds of Massachusetts - 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, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous. In Massachusetts, 23 species have been recorded.

• Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi (n)
• Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens (n)
• Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris
• Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens (n)
• Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum (n)
• Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii (n)
• Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus (n)
• Hammond's Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii (R)
• Gray Flycatcher, Empidonax wrightii (R)
• Pacific-slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher* (R)
• Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe (n)
• Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya (R)
• Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus (R)
• Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens (R)
• Sulphur-bellied/Streaked Flycatcher* (R)
• Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus (n)
• Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus (R)
• Couch's Kingbird, Tyrannus couchii (R)
• Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans (R)
• Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
• Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus (n)
• Gray Kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis (R)
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus
• Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus savana (R)