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.
- Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
- Western Wood-Pewee, Contopus sordidulus
- 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
- Hammond's Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii
- Gray Flycatcher, Empidonax wrightii (H)
- Dusky Flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri
- Cordilleran Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis (A)
- Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans (A)
- Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
- Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya
- Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer (H)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens
- Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
- Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus (A)
- Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans
- Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
- Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus (see picture at top of article)
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