Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)

Species on page - 18 species in 12 genera depicted (out of over 400 species in around 100 genera)

White-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala )

Masked water-tyrant ( Fluvicola nengeta)

Cliff flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea)

Austral negrito or Patagonian negrito (Lessonia rufa)

Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosa)

Galápagos flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)

Ash-throated flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)

Bran-colored flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus)

Lesser Kiskadee (Pitangus lictor)

Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

Vermillian flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya)

Cassin's kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)

Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)

Loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)

Gray kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)

Scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)

Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis )

Austral Negrito or Patagonian Negrito

Tierra del Fuego

Princeton bird

Austral Negrito or Patagonian Negrito
(Lessonia rufa)
Tierra del Fuego National Park
December 20, 2013

Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa)

Hitch-hiker

Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
Transpantaneira "highway"

Galápagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)

Has anyone seen any flies?

Santiago Island
Galápagos
Canon Rebel T1i
August 2, 2010

Ash-throated flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)

Passerine and prey

Ash-throated flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
Stanford Dish
May 3, 2018
with Lisa Manzanete
Canon 7Dmark2

Ash-throated flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
Stanford Dish
May 13, 2024
Canon R5

Flycatcher on the wire

Stanford Dish
May 13, 2024
Canon R5

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)

Vermillions of flycatchers

Vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
Merced National Wildlife Reserve
January 18, 2021
Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Obscure firehead

Vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
Family: Tyrannidae
Cantalloc Aquaduct
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

Vermillion but not

Female vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
Family: Tyrannidae
Huacachina, Peru
July 21, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

Vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
The Pantanal, Brazil
August 15, 2014

Vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)
The Pantanal, Brazil
August 15, 2014

Bran-colored Flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus)

Bran-colored Flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus)
Family: Tyrannidae
Cantalloc Aquaduct
Nazca, Peru
July 20, 2017
Canon rebel T5i

Cliff flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea)

Cliff flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
Santuário do Caraça, Minas Gerais
July 31, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

Between flies

Cliff flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
Santuário do Caraça, Minas Gerais
July 31, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

White-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala )

The rant

White-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala )
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant fly-catchers)
The Pantanal
August 14, 2014

Masked water-tyrant ( Fluvicola nengeta)

Masked water-tyrant ( Fluvicola nengeta)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
Inhotim, Brumadhino
Minas Gerais
August 6, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

Lesser Kiskadee (Pitangus lictor)

Chained kiskadee

Lesser Kiskadee (Pitangus lictor)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Chains
Family: Tyrannidae
Gamboa
Panama
July 13, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

Great kiskadee

Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
(Bienteveo Grande)
La Selva

Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)

Failure to social distance

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Family: Accipitridae
Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
Family: Tyrannidae
Felt Lake 2020
May 13, 2020
Canon 7dmark2

Kestrel and king

American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Family: Falconidae
Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Felt Lake 2020
May 19, 2020
Canon 7dmark2

Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Eleanor Pardee Park
May 17, 2019
Canon 7DmarkII

The Stanford Dish

Black phoebe

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Family: Tyrannidae
The Stanford Dish
December, 2012

Black Phoebe

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Family: Tyrannidae
Palo Alto Baylands
2012

Phoebe and the tiger

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Family: Tyrannidae
Lagunita Stanford
March 5, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

Phoebe

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Family: Tyrannidae
Palo Alto Baylands
November 18, 2017
Canon 7DmarkII

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Alum Rock State Park
Bioblitz
March 13, 2021
Canon 7dmark2

Shitty neighbor

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Birds on signs
Penitencia Creek Park
Bioblitz
March 21, 2021
Canon 7dmark2

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Eleanor Pardee Park
June 14, 2021
Canon R5

Phoebe with broken wing

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Eleanor Pardee Park
August 19, 2021
Canon R5

Tyrannical

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Hellyer Park Summer 2021 Bioblitz
August 22, 2021
Canon R5

Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya)

Do what I Say

Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Stanford Dish
November 29, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Say's in flight

Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 14, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Say's

Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
Bedwell Bayfront Park
November 22, 2021
Canon R5

Say's

Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
Bedwell Bayfront Park
November 22, 2021
Canon R5

Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)

Tropic in the tropics

Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Canopy Tower
Panama
July 12, 2018
Canon 7DmarkII

TK

Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
El Valle, Panamá
August 19, 2023
Canon R5

When Palo Alto goes tropical

Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Geng Road
Palo Alto
December 19, 2020
Canon 7D markII

Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 14, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 14, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 14, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

Loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)

When birding comes to loggerheads

Loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrants, kingbirds, phoebes)
Hacienda Juanita
Maricao, Puerto Rico
May 7, 2021
Canon R5

Gray kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)

Gray kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrants, kingbirds, phoebes)
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
May 3, 2021
Canon R5

Scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)

Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
Goose Island
Corpus Christi, Texas 2024
April 7, 2024
Canon R5

Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis)

Catching social flies

Social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis )
Family: Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers, phoebes, kiskadees, kingbirds - New World flycatchers)
El Valle, Panamá
August 24, 2023
Canon R5