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. There are 19 New Jersey species.
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
- Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
- Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
- Pacific-slope/Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis/occidentails (A)
- Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya (A)
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus (A)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens (A)
- Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
- Sulphur-bellied/Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes luteiventris/maculatus (A)
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis (A)
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus (A)
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of New Jersey
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