TYRANT FLYCATCHERS   -   TYRANNIDAE  -  PART III

Many-colored Rush-Tyrant to Tolmomyias flycatchers

Many-colored Rush-Tyrant - Tachuris rubrigastra
Many-colored Rush-Tyrant
Tachuris rubrigastra rubrigastra
Lampa marshes, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile.
Without a doubt the most colorful member of the family, and ranks right up there as one of the prettiest birds of South America. It inhabits reedbeds on the edge of lakes, in coastal regions but also locally in the high Andes. (S5)


Sharp-tailed Tyrant - Culicivora caudacuta
Sharp-tailed Tyrant
Culicivora caudacuta
Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
A unique flycatcher that requires extensive areas of undisturbed tall grassland, which means it now occurs almost exclusively withing national parks and other protected areas. (D3)


Sharp-tailed Tyrant - Culicivora caudacuta
Sharp-tailed Tyrant
Culicivora caudacuta
Serra da Canastra NP, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
A more typical posture of this species, which usually perches upright on grass stems or small bushes. (S6)


Eared Pygmy-Tyrant - Myiornis auricularis
Eared Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis auricularis auricularis
Iguazú National Park, Misiones province, Argentina.
A miniscule (7.5 cm) and very cute species endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest region. (S6)


Eared Pygmy-Tyrant - Myiornis auricularis
Eared Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis auricularis cinereicollis
c.20km northeast of Esplanada, Bahia state, Brazil.
I include this blurry photo as it may represent a range extension for this species.  The range info in HBW and on Natureserve only show it reaching SE Bahia, whereas this bird was in the far north of the state, only 20km from the border with Sergipe. (D3)


White-bellied Pygmy-Tyrant - Myiornis albiventris
White-bellied Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis albiventris
Shaime, Zamore-Chinchipe province, Ecuador.
This species was only discovered in Ecuador in December 2010 by Dušan Brinkhuizen et. al. Click here for their summary.  Prior to the discovery, the species was only known from central Peru to western Bolivia. (S6)


Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant - Myiornis atricapillus Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant - Myiornis atricapillus
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis atricapillus
End of the Milpe road, Pichincha province, Ecuador.
Male. This bird, along with Short-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant M. ecaudatus, which it was split from, are usually considered to be the smallest passerines in the world. They measure only about 6.5 cm (2.5 in). (S5f)
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis atricapillus
Humedal de Yalare, Esmeraldas province, Ecuador.
Female, with a gray crown instead of black. (D3)


Northern Bentbill - Oncostoma cinereigulare
Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare
Carara NP, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica.
A strange little flycatcher found in rainforest from Mexico to Panama. In Eastern Panama and Colombia it is replaced by the very similar Southern Bentbill, though it may ultimately prove more logical to consider them conspecific. (S5)


Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant - Lophotriccus pileatus
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus squamaecrista
Buenaventura reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador.
(S5)


Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant - Lophotriccus vitiosus
Double-banded Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus vitiosus affinis
Mitú, Vaupés department, Colombia.
A poor shot that I include to help document this species for the Mitú area. (S6)


Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant - Hemitriccus diops
Drab-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant
Hemitriccus diops
Vale das Taquaras, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
A bird of montane Atlantic Forest, where it is completely tied to bamboo patches. (S5f)


White-eyed Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus zosterops
White-eyed Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus zosterops zosterops
Mitú, Vaupés department, Colombia.
A fairly common species inside rainforest in the northern Amazon. (S6)


White-bellied Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus griseipectus
White-bellied Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus griseipectus naumburgae
Reserva Biológica de Saltinho, Pernambuco state, Brazil.
The Clements list incorrectly places the taxon naumburgae, which is endemic to NE Brazil, with White-eyed Tody-Tyrant H. zosterops. (S6)


Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus striaticollis
Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus striaticollis striaticollis
Santa Luzia do Itanhy, Sergipe state, Brazil.
This is an isolated population in eastern Brazil, occuring in Atlantic Rainforest and mangroves near the coast of Sergipe and northeastern Bahia. (S6)


Hangnest Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus nidipendulus
Hangnest Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus nidipendulus
Praia Seca, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
Endemic to scrubby areas of Southeast Brazil. Most other members of the genus also build hanging nests. (S5)


Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer margaritaceiventer
Fazenda Santa Tereza (Pantanal Wildlife Center), Mato Grosso state, Brazil.
This is a rather widespread species of drier, non-forest habitats. (S6)


Black-throated Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus granadensis Black-throated Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus granadensis
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus granadensis granadensis
Santa Barbara-La Bonita Road, Sucumbios, Ecuador.
The nominate subspecies, one of the northern group with the white face. (S5f)
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus granadensis pyrrhops
Tapichalaca reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador.
This is one of the southern subspecies, found in the eastern Andes from central Ecuador to western Bolivia. It probably deserves to be split due to its buff (not white) face and different voice. (S5)


Buff-breasted Tody-Tyrant - Hemitriccus mirandae
Buff-breasted Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus mirandae
Pico Alto, Serra de Baturité, Ceará state, Brazil.
Endemic to a few isolated mountain ranges in NE Brazil. (D3)


Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant - Hemitriccus furcatus
Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Hemitriccus furcatus
Itatiaia NP, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
A cute little flycatcher endemic to Southeast Brazil, where it is restricted to bamboo patches. It was once thought to be rare, but once its vocalizations were known better, it was found to be locally quite common. (S6)


Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant - Poecilotriccus ruficeps
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus ruficeps rufigenis
Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha province, Ecuador.
This is the subspecies endemic to the Chocó region, mostly lacking the dark facial markings, and showing much less white on the throat. (D3)


Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant - Poecilotriccus ruficeps
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus ruficeps ruficeps
Tapichalaca reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe pr., Ecuador.
The nominate race, showing typical strong facial markings. (S5)


Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus luluae
Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus luluae
Rio Chido trail, above La Florida, Amazonas department, Peru.
This species is restricted to a small area of northern Peru south of the Marañon. It is very similar to the nominate race of the previous species, and a strong argument can be made that luluae should be lumped with ruficeps. Vocally they are virtually the same. (S6)


Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus capitalis capitalis
Yasuní Research Station, Orellana province, Ecuador.
Found mostly in the far western Amazon region, and locally reaching fairly high elevations in the Andes of Ecuador. There are also some very disjunct populations in Amazonian Brazil. It shows a predilection for bamboo in the foothills, but is usually found away from it in the lowlands. (S6)


Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus capitalis Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus latirostris
Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus capitalis capitalis
Old Loja-Zamora Highway, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador.
(S5)
Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus latirostris ochropterus
Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso state, Brazil.
Quite a widespread species through tropical South America, inhabiting both dry and humid regions. (D3)


Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps
Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps plumbeiceps
Vale das Taquaras, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
Widespread in the Atlantic Forest region, though also occurs disjunctly in Andean cloudforests from southern Peru to northern Argentina. (S5f)


Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher - Poecilotriccus calopterus
Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus calopterus
Shaime, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador.
A very cute bird of the eastern foothills of the Andes from southern Colombia to northern Peru. (S6)


Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum poliocephalum
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum poliocephalum
Guapi Assu Bird Lodge, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
Endemic to Brazil, where it is a common bird in lightly wooded areas of the Atlantic Forest lowlands. Sometimes called Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher. (S5f)


Common Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum cinereum
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum coloreum
Fazenda Santa Tereza (Pantanal Wildlife Center), Mato Grosso state, Brazil.
(S6)


Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher - Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum guttatum
Sacha Lodge, Orellana province, Ecuador.
Photographed from the tree tower, where it was building a nest. This race with heavier streaking on the throat compared to other races. (D3)


Brownish Twistwing - Cnipodectes subbrunneus
Brownish Twistwing
Cnipodectes subbrunneus minor
Yasuní Research Station, Orellana province, Ecuador.
(S6)


Eye-ringed Flatbill - Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris brevirostris
Sierra de las Tuxtlas, Veracruz state, Mexico.
The eye-ring is not obvious here, but the flatbill certainly is... (S5f)


Yellow-olive Flycatcher - Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens peruvianus
Old Loja-Zamora Highway, Loja province, Ecuador.
A widespread neotropical bird, though were probably going to see some splitting here in the future. (S5)
















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