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.
- Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Camptostoma imberbe
- Greenish Elaenia, Myiopagis viridicata (A)
- White-crested Elaenia, Elaenia albiceps (A)
- Tufted Flycatcher, Mitrephanes phaeocercus (A)
- Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
- Greater Pewee, Contopus pertinax
- Western Wood-Pewee, Contopus sordidulus
- Eastern Wood-Pewee, Contopus virens
- Cuban Pewee, Contopus caribaeus (A)
- 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
- Dusky Flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri
- Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis
- Cordilleran Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis
- Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Empidonax fulvifrons
- Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
- Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
- Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya
- Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens
- Nutting's Flycatcher, Myiarchus nuttingi (A)
- Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
- Brown-crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus tyrannulus
- La Sagra' s Flycatcher, Myiarchus sagrae
- Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
- Social Flycatcher, Myiozetetes similis (A)
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris
- Piratic Flycatcher, Legatus leucophaius (C)
- Variegated Flycatcher, Empidonomus varius (A)
- Crowned Slaty Flycatcher, Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus (A)
- Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus
- Couch's Kingbird, Tyrannus couchii
- Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans
- Thick-billed Kingbird, Tyrannus crassirostris
- 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
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The United States
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