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Tyranni
- Tyrannidae
- Acanthisittidae
- Pittidae
- Eurylaimidae
- Dendrocolaptidae
- Furnariidae
- Thamnophilidae
- Formicariidae
- Conopophagidae
- Rhinocryptidae
- Cotingidae
- Pipridae
- Philepittidae
The suborder Tyranni (the suboscines) of passerine birds include about 1,000 fairly primitive species, the large majority of which are South American.
These have a less developed vocal structure than the songbirds in the suborder Passeri, the oscine passerines. Mitochondrial DNA studies have confirmed that the Tyranni and Passeri suborders are genetically distinct.
Families
- Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers
- Acanthisittidae: New Zealand wrens
- Pittidae: pittas
- Eurylaimidae: broadbills
- Dendrocolaptidae: woodcreepers
- Furnariidae: ovenbirds
- Thamnophilidae: antbirds
- Formicariidae: antpittas and antthrushes
- Conopophagidae: gnateaters
- Rhinocryptidae: tapaculos
- Cotingidae: cotingas
- Pipridae: manakins
- Philepittidae: asities
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Tyrannidae
Many, see text.
The tyrant flycatchers are a large family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America, but are mainly tropical in distribution. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust with stronger bills. They are members of suborder Tyranni (suboscines) and so do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds.
Most, but not all, are rather plain, and many have erectile crests. As the name implies, most are insectivorous, but some will take fruit.
There are about 429 species.
Species of Tyrranidae
- Genus Ornithion
- White-lored Tyrannulet, Ornithion inerme
- Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet, Ornithion semiflavum
- Brown-capped Tyrannulet, Ornithion brunneicapillum
- Genus Camptostoma
- Northern Beardless Tyrannulet, Camptostoma imberbe
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Camptostoma obsoletum
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet, Phaeomyias murina
- Cocos Island Flycatcher, Nesotriccus ridgwayi
- Yellow Tyrannulet, Capsiempis flaveola
- Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet, Tyrannulus elatus
- Genus Myiopagis
- Forest Elaenia, Myiopagis gaimardii
- Foothill Elaenia, Myiopagis olallai
- Gray Elaenia, Myiopagis caniceps
- Pacific Elaenia, Myiopagis subplacens
- Yellow-crowned Elaenia, Myiopagis flavivertex
- Jamaican Elaenia, Myiopagis cotta
- Greenish Elaenia, Myiopagis viridicata
- Gray-and-white Tyrannulet, Pseudelaenia leucospodia
- Genus Elaenia
- Caribbean Elaenia, Elaenia martinica
- Large Elaenia, Elaenia spectabilis
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Elaenia flavogaster
- Noronha Elaenia, Elaenia ridleyana
- White-crested Elaenia, Elaenia albiceps
- Small-billed Elaenia, Elaenia parvirostris
- Slaty Elaenia, Elaenia strepera
- Olivaceous Elaenia, Elaenia mesoleuca
- Mottle-backed Elaenia, Elaenia gigas
- Brownish Elaenia, Elaenia pelzelni
- Plain-crested Elaenia, Elaenia cristata
- Rufous-crowned Elaenia, Elaenia ruficeps
- Lesser Elaenia, Elaenia chiriquensis
- Mountain Elaenia, Elaenia frantzii
- Highland Elaenia, Elaenia obscura
- Great Elaenia, Elaenia dayi
- Sierran Elaenia, Elaenia pallatangae
- Greater Antillean Elaenia, Elaenia fallax
- Genus Serpophaga
- Torrent Tyrannulet, Serpophaga cinerea
- Sooty Tyrannulet, Serpophaga nigricans
- River Tyrannulet, Serpophaga hypoleuca
- White-crested Tyrannulet, Serpophaga subcristata
- White-bellied Tyrannulet, Serpophaga munda
- Genus Mionectes
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus
- Streak-necked Flycatcher, Mionectes striaticollis
- Olive-striped Flycatcher, Mionectes olivaceus
- Gray-hooded Flycatcher, Mionectes rufiventris
- MacConnell's Flycatcher, Mionectes macconnelli
- Genus Leptopogon
- Rufous-breasted Flycatcher, Leptopogon rufipectus
- Inca Flycatcher, Leptopogon taczanowskii
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Leptopogon amaurocephalus
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher, Leptopogon superciliaris
- Genus Pseudotriccus
- Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant, Pseudotriccus pelzelni
- Hazel-fronted Pygmy Tyrant, Pseudotriccus simplex
- Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant, Pseudotriccus ruficeps
- Genus Phylloscartes
- Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes ophthalmicus
- Venezuelan Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes venezuelanus
- Antioquia Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes lanyoni
- Spectacled Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes orbitalis
- Variegated Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes poecilotis
- Southern Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes eximius
- Black-fronted Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes nigrifrons
- Chapman's Bristle Tyrant, Phylloscartes chapmani
- Ecuadorian Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes gualaquizae
- Rufous-lored Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes flaviventris
- Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes parkeri
- Minas Gerais Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes roquettei
- Sao Paulo Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes paulistus
- Oustalet's Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes oustaleti
- Restinga Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes kronei
- Serra do Mar Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes difficilis
- Alagoas Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes ceciliae
- Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes ventralis
- Bahia Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes beckeri
- Yellow-green Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes flavovirens
- Olive-green Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes virescens
- Rufous-browed Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes superciliaris
- Bay-ringed Tyrannulet, Phylloscartes sylviolus
- Genus Phyllomyias
- Planalto Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias fasciatus
- White-fronted Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias zeledoni
- Rough-legged Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias burmeisteri
- Greenish Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias virescens
- Reiser's Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias reiseri
- Sclater's Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias sclateri
- Gray-capped Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias griseocapilla
- Sooty-headed Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias griseiceps
- Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias plumbeiceps
- Black-capped Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
- Ashy-headed Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias cinereiceps
- Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet, Phyllomyias uropygialis
- Genus Zimmerius
- Paltry Tyrannulet, Zimmerius vilissimus
- Venezuelan Tyrannulet, Zimmerius improbus
- Bolivian Tyrannulet, Zimmerius bolivianus
- Red-billed Tyrannulet, Zimmerius cinereicapillus
- Slender-footed Tyrannulet, Zimmerius gracilipes
- Peruvian Tyrannulet, Zimmerius viridiflavus
- Golden-faced Tyrannulet, Zimmerius chrysops
- Genus Sublegatus
- Amazonian Scrub Flycatcher, Sublegatus obscurior
- Northern Scrub Flycatcher, Sublegatus arenarum
- Southern Scrub Flycatcher, Sublegatus modestus
- Suiriri Flycatcher, Suiriri suiriri
- Genus Mecocerculus
- White-throated Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus leucophrys
- White-tailed Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus poecilocercus
- Buff-banded Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus hellmayri
- Rufous-winged Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus calopterus
- Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus minor
- White-banded Tyrannulet, Mecocerculus stictopterus
- Genus Inezia
- Slender-billed Tyrannulet, Inezia tenuirostris
- Plain Tyrannulet, Inezia inornata
- Pale-tipped Tyrannulet, Inezia subflava
- Genus Stigmatura
- Lesser Wagtail-tyrant, Stigmatura napensis
- Greater Wagtail-tyrant, Stigmatura budytoides
- Genus Uromyias
- Agile Tit-tyrant, Uromyias agilis
- Unstreaked Tit-tyrant, Uromyias agraphia
- Genus Anairetes
- Ash-breasted Tit-tyrant, Anairetes alpinus
- Black-crested Tit-tyrant, Anairetes nigrocristatus
- Pied-crested Tit-tyrant, Anairetes reguloides
- Yellow-billed Tit-tyrant, Anairetes flavirostris
- Juan Fernandez Tit-tyrant, Anairetes fernandezianus
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant, Anairetes parulus
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant, Tachuris rubrigastra
- Sharp-tailed Tyrant, Culicivora caudacuta
- Genus Polystictus
- Bearded Tachuri, Polystictus pectoralis
- Gray-backed Tachuri, Polystictus superciliaris
- Genus Pseudocolopteryx
- Crested Doradito, Pseudocolopteryx sclateri
- Dinelli's Doradito, Pseudocolopteryx dinellianus
- Subtropical Doradito, Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis
- Warbling Doradito, Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris
- Genus Euscarthmus
- Tawny-crowned Pygmy Tyrant, Euscarthmus meloryphus
- Rufous-sided Pygmy Tyrant, Euscarthmus rufomarginatus
- Genus Myiornis
- White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant, Myiornis albiventris
- Eared Pygmy Tyrant, Myiornis auricularis
- Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant, Myiornis atricapillus
- Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant, Myiornis ecaudatus
- Genus Lophotriccus
- Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus pileatus
- Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus vitiosus
- Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus eulophotes
- Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus galeatus
- Pale-eyed Pygmy Tyrant, Lophotriccus pilaris
- Genus Oncostoma
- Northern Bentbill, Oncostoma cinereigulare
- Southern Bentbill, Oncostoma olivaceum
- Genus Poecilotriccus
- Rufous-crowned Tody-tyrant, Poecilotriccus ruficeps
- Slate-headed Tody-tyrant, Poecilotriccus sylvia
- Black-and-white Tody-tyrant, Poecilotriccus capitalis
- White-cheeked Tody-tyrant, Poecilotriccus albifacies
- Black-chested Tyrant, Taeniotriccus andrei
- Genus Hemitriccus
- Snethlage's Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus minor
- Boat-billed Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus josephinae
- Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant, Hemitriccus flammulatus
- Drab-breasted Bamboo Tyrant, Hemitriccus diops
- Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant, Hemitriccus obsoletus
- White-eyed Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus zosterops
- Zimmer's Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus minimus
- Eye-ringed Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus orbitatus
- Johannes' Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus iohannis
- Stripe-necked Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus striaticollis
- Hangnest Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus nidipendulus
- Yungas Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus spodiops
- Pearly-vented Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
- Pelzeln's Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus inornatus
- Black-throated Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus granadensis
- Buff-throated Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus rufigularis
- Cinnamon-breasted Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus
- Buff-breasted Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus mirandae
- Kaempfer's Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus kaempferi
- Fork-tailed Tody-tyrant, Hemitriccus furcatus
- Genus Todirostrum
- Buff-cheeked Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum senex
- Ruddy Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum russatum
- Ochre-faced Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum plumbeiceps
- Rusty-fronted Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum latirostre
- Smoky-fronted Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum fumifrons
- Spotted Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum maculatum
- Yellow-lored Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum poliocephalum
- Short-tailed Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum viridanum
- Black-headed Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum nigriceps
- Painted Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum pictum
- Golden-winged Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum calopterum
- Black-backed Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum pulchellum
- Common Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum cinereum
- Yellow-browed Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum
- Genus Corythopis
- Ringed Antpipit, Corythopis torquata
- Southern Antpipit, Corythopis delalandi
- Brownish Flycatcher, Cnipodectes subbrunneus
- Genus Ramphotrigon
- Large-headed Flatbill, Ramphotrigon megacephala
- Dusky-tailed Flatbill, Ramphotrigon fuscicauda
- Rufous-tailed Flatbill, Ramphotrigon ruficauda
- Genus Rhynchocyclus
- Eye-ringed Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
- Pacific Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus pacificus
- Olivaceous Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
- Fulvous-breasted Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus
- Genus Tolmomyias
- Yellow-olive Flycatcher, Tolmomyias sulphurescens
- Yellow-margined Flycatcher, Tolmomyias assimilis
- Gray-crowned Flycatcher, Tolmomyias poliocephalus
- Orange-eyed Flycatcher, Tolmomyias traylori
- Yellow-breasted Flycatcher, Tolmomyias flaviventris
- Genus Platyrinchus
- Cinnamon-crested Spadebill, Platyrinchus saturatus
- Stub-tailed Spadebill, Platyrinchus cancrominus
- Yellow-throated Spadebill, Platyrinchus flavigularis
- Golden-crowned Spadebill, Platyrinchus coronatus
- White-throated Spadebill, Platyrinchus mystaceus
- White-crested Spadebill, Platyrinchus platyrhynchos
- Russet-winged Spadebill, Platyrinchus leucoryphus
- Royal Flycatcher, Onychorhynchus coronatus
- Ornate Flycatcher, Myiotriccus ornatus
- Genus Myiophobus
- Flavescent Flycatcher, Myiophobus flavicans
- Orange-crested Flycatcher, Myiophobus phoenicomitra
- Roraiman Flycatcher, Myiophobus roraimae
- Unadorned Flycatcher, Myiophobus inornatus
- Handsome Flycatcher, Myiophobus pulcher
- Orange-banded Flycatcher, Myiophobus lintoni
- Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher, Myiophobus ochraceiventris
- Bran-colored Flycatcher, Myiophobus fasciatus
- Olive-chested Flycatcher, Myiophobus cryptoxanthus
- Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher, Terenotriccus erythrurus
- Genus Myiobius
- Tawny-breasted Flycatcher, Myiobius villosus
- Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher, Myiobius sulphureipygius
- Whiskered Flycatcher, Myiobius barbatus
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Myiobius mastacalis
- Black-tailed Flycatcher, Myiobius atricaudus
- Cinnamon Tyrant, Neopipo cinnamomea
- Cinnamon Flycatcher, Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea
- Cliff Flycatcher, Hirundinea ferruginea
- Fuscous Flycatcher, Cnemotriccus fuscatus
- Genus Lathrotriccus
- Euler's Flycatcher, Lathrotriccus euleri
- Gray-breasted Flycatcher, Lathrotriccus griseipectus
- Genus Aphanotriccus
- Tawny-chested Flycatcher, Aphanotriccus capitalis
- Black-billed Flycatcher, Aphanotriccus audax
- Genus Xenotriccus
- Belted Flycatcher, Xenotriccus callizonus
- Pileated Flycatcher, Xenotriccus mexicanus
- Genus Mitrephanes
- Tufted Flycatcher, Mitrephanes phaeocercus
- Olive Flycatcher, Mitrephanes olivaceus
- Genus Contopus, pewees
- Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
- Greater Pewee, Contopus pertinax
- Dark Pewee, Contopus lugubris
- Smoke-colored Pewee, Contopus fumigatus
- Ochraceous Pewee, Contopus ochraceus
- Western Wood Pewee, Contopus sordidulus
- Eastern Wood Pewee, Contopus virens
- Tropical Pewee, Contopus cinereus
- Blackish Pewee, Contopus nigrescens
- Cuban Pewee, Contopus caribaeus
- Jamaican Pewee, Contopus pallidus
- Hispaniolan Pewee, Contopus hispaniolensis
- Lesser Antillean Pewee, Contopus latirostris
- White-throated Pewee, Contopus albogularis
- Genus Empidonax
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris
- Acadian Flycatcher, Empidonax virescens
- Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum
- Willow Flycatcher, Empidonax traillii
- White-throated Flycatcher, Empidonax albigularis
- Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus
- Hammond's Flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii
- Gray Flycatcher, Empidonax wrightii
- Dusky Flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri
- Pine Flycatcher, Empidonax affinis
- Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis
- Cordilleran Flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis
- Yellowish Flycatcher, Empidonax flavescens
- Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Empidonax fulvifrons
- Black-capped Flycatcher, Empidonax atriceps
- Genus Sayornis, phoebes
- Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
- Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
- Say's Phoebe, Sayornis saya
- Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Genus Silvicultrix
- Jelski's Chat-tyrant, Silvicultrix jelskii
- Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant, Silvicultrix diadema
- Golden-browed Chat-tyrant, Silvicultrix pulchella
- Genus Ochthoeca
- Crowned Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca frontalis
- Peruvian Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca spodionota
- Slaty-backed Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
- Maroon-chested Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca thoracica
- Piura Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca piurae
- D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca oenanthoides
- Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
- Brown-backed Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca fumicolor
- White-browed Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca leucophrys
- Tumbes Tyrant, Tumbezia salvini
- Patagonian Tyrant, Colorhamphus parvirostris
- Drab Water Tyrant, Ochthornis littoralis
- Red-rumped Bush Tyrant, Cnemarchus erythropygius
- Genus Myiotheretes
- Streak-throated Bush Tyrant, Myiotheretes striaticollis
- Santa Marta Bush Tyrant, Myiotheretes pernix
- Smoky Bush Tyrant, Myiotheretes fumigatus
- Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant, Myiotheretes fuscorufus
- Genus Xolmis
- Fire-eyed Diucon, Xolmis pyrope
- Gray Monjita, Xolmis cinerea
- Black-crowned Monjita, Xolmis coronata
- White-rumped Monjita, Xolmis velata
- White Monjita, Xolmis irupero
- Rusty-backed Monjita, Xolmis rubetra
- Salinas Monjita, Xolmis salinarum
- Black-and-white Monjita, Heteroxolmis dominicana
- Chocolate-vented Tyrant, Neoxolmis rufiventris
- Genus Agriornis
- Black-billed Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis montana
- White-tailed Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis andicola
- Great Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis livida
- Gray-bellied Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis microptera
- Lesser Shrike-tyrant, Agriornis murina
- Rufous-webbed Tyrant, Polioxolmis rufipennis
- Genus Muscisaxicola
- Spot-billed Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola maculirostris
- Little Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola fluviatilis
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola macloviana
- Cinnamon-bellied Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola capistrata
- Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola rufivertex
- Puna Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola juninensis
- White-browed Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola albilora
- Plain-capped Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola alpina
- Cinereous Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola cinerea
- White-fronted Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola albifrons
- Ochre-naped Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola flavinucha
- Black-fronted Ground Tyrant, Muscisaxicola frontalis
- Short-tailed Field Tyrant, Muscigralla brevicauda
- Genus Lessonia
- Andean Negrito, Lessonia oreas
- Austral Negrito, Lessonia rufa
- Genus Knipolegus
- Cinereous Tyrant, Knipolegus striaticeps
- Hudson's Black Tyrant, Knipolegus hudsoni
- Amazonian Black Tyrant, Knipolegus poecilocercus
- Andean Tyrant, Knipolegus signatus
- Blue-billed Black Tyrant, Knipolegus cyanirostris
- Rufous-tailed Tyrant, Knipolegus poecilurus
- Riverside Tyrant, Knipolegus orenocensis
- White-winged Black Tyrant, Knipolegus aterrimus
- Caatinga Black Tyrant, Knipolegus franciscanus
- Velvety Black Tyrant, Knipolegus nigerrimus
- Crested Black Tyrant, Knipolegus lophotes
- Spectacled Tyrant, Hymenops perspicillatus
- Genus Fluvicola
- Pied Water Tyrant, Fluvicola pica
- Black-backed Water Tyrant, Fluvicola albiventer
- Masked Water Tyrant, Fluvicola nengeta
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant, Arundinicola leucocephala
- Genus Alectrurus
- Cock-tailed Tyrant, Alectrurus tricolor
- Strange-tailed Tyrant, Alectrurus risora
- Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa
- Yellow-browed Tyrant, Satrapa icterophrys
- Long-tailed Tyrant, Colonia colonus
- Cattle Tyrant, Machetornis rixosus
- Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant, Muscipipra vetula
- Genus Attila
- Rufous-tailed Attila, Attila phoenicurus
- Cinnamon Attila, Attila cinnamomeus
- Ochraceous Attila, Attila torridus
- Citron-bellied Attila, Attila citriniventris
- Bright-rumped Attila, Attila spadiceus
- Dull-capped Attila, Attila bolivianus
- Gray-hooded Attila, Attila rufus
- Genus Casiornis
- Rufous Casiornis, Casiornis rufa
- Ash-throated Casiornis, Casiornis fusca
- Sirystes, Sirystes sibilator
- Genus Rhytipterna
- Rufous Mourner, Rhytipterna holerythra
- Grayish Mourner, Rhytipterna simplex
- Pale-bellied Mourner, Rhytipterna immunda
- Genus Myiarchus
- Rufous Flycatcher, Myiarchus semirufus
- Yucatan Flycatcher, Myiarchus yucatanensis
- Sad Flycatcher, Myiarchus barbirostris
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer
- Swainson's Flycatcher, Myiarchus swainsoni
- Venezuelan Flycatcher, Myiarchus venezuelensis
- Panama Flycatcher, Myiarchus panamensis
- Short-crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus ferox
- Pale-edged Flycatcher, Myiarchus cephalotes
- Sooty-crowned Flycatcher, Myiarchus phaeocephalus
- Apical Flycatcher, Myiarchus apicalis
- Ash-throated Flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens
- Nutting's Flycatcher, Myiarchus nuttingi
- Great Crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
- Brown-crested Flycatcher, Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Grenada Flycatcher, Myiarchus nugator
- Galapagos Flycatcher, Myiarchus magnirostris
- Rufous-tailed Flycatcher, Myiarchus validus
- La Sagra's Flycatcher, Myiarchus sagrae
- Stolid Flycatcher, Myiarchus stolidus
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher, Myiarchus oberi
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher, Myiarchus antillarum
- Flammulated Flycatcher, Deltarhynchus flammulatus
- Lesser Kiskadee, Philohydor lictor
- Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
- Boat-billed Flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua
- Genus Myiozetetes
- Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Myiozetetes cayanensis
- Social Flycatcher, Myiozetetes similis
- Gray-capped Flycatcher, Myiozetetes granadensis
- Dusky-chested Flycatcher, Myiozetetes luteiventris
- Genus Conopias
- White-ringed Flycatcher, Conopias albovittata
- Three-striped Flycatcher, Conopias trivirgata
- Yellow-throated Flycatcher, Conopias parva
- Lemon-browed Flycatcher, Conopias cinchoneti
- Genus Myiodynastes
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes hemichrysus
- Golden-crowned Flycatcher, Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
- Baird's Flycatcher, Myiodynastes bairdii
- Streaked Flycatcher, Myiodynastes maculatus
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris
- Piratic Flycatcher, Legatus leucophaius
- White-bearded Flycatcher, Phelpsia inornata
- Variegated Flycatcher, Empidonomus varius
- Crowned Slaty Flycatcher, Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus
- Sulphury Flycatcher, Tyrannopsis sulphurea
- Genus Tyrannus, kingbirds
- Snowy-throated Kingbird, Tyrannus niveigularis
- White-throated Kingbird, Tyrannus albogularis
- 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
- Giant Kingbird, Tyrannus cubensis
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Tyrannus savana
- Genus Schiffornis
- Greater Schiffornis, Schiffornis major
- Thrush-like Schiffornis, Schiffornis turdinus
- Greenish Schiffornis, Schiffornis virescens
- White-naped Xenopsaris, Xenopsaris albinucha
- Genus Pachyramphus, becards
- Chestnut-crowned Becard, Pachyramphus castaneus
- Green-backed Becard, Pachyramphus viridis
- Yellow-cheeked Becard, Pachyramphus xanthogenys
- Barred Becard, Pachyramphus versicolor
- Cinnamon Becard, Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
- White-winged Becard, Pachyramphus polychopterus
- Gray-collared Becard, Pachyramphus major
- Black-and-white Becard, Pachyramphus albogriseus
- Black-capped Becard, Pachyramphus marginatus
- Glossy-backed Becard, Pachyramphus surinamus
- Cinereous Becard, Pachyramphus rufus
- Slaty Becard, Pachyramphus spodiurus
- Pink-throated Becard, Pachyramphus minor
- Jamaican Becard, Pachyramphus niger
- Rose-throated Becard, Pachyramphus aglaiae
- One-colored Becard, Pachyramphus homochrous
- Crested Becard, Pachyramphus validus
- Genus Tityra
- Black-tailed Tityra, Tityra cayana
- Masked Tityra, Tityra semifasciata
- Black-crowned Tityra, Tityra inquisitor
External links
- [http://audubon-print.com/tyrant-fly-catcher.html Tyrant Fly catcher by John Audubon]
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Acanthisittidae
- Acanthisitta
- Xenicus
- Pachyplichas
- Dendroscansor
The New Zealand "wrens", family Acanthisittidae, are tiny passerines restricted to New Zealand.
They are understood to form a distinct lineage within the passerines, but authorities differ on their assignment to the oscines or suboscines (the two suborders that between them make up the passeriformes). DNA-DNA hybridisation studies suggest that they may, in fact, form a third suborder and have no living close relatives at all. They are called "wrens" due to their similar appearance and behavior, but are not related to true wrens at all.
Species
- Titipounamu or Rifleman, Acanthisitta chloris
- Bush Wren, Xenicus longipes (possibly extinct)
- Piwauwau, Xenicus gilviventris
- Stephens Island Wren, Xenicus lyalli (recently extinct)
- North Island Stout-legged Wren, Pachyplichas yaldwyni (extinct)
- South Island Stout-legged Wren, Pachyplichas jagmi (extinct)
- Long-legged Wren, Dendroscansor decurvirostris (extinct)
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Wren
Eurylaimidae
- Sapayoa
- Smithornis
- Pseudocalyptomena
- Corydon
- Cymbirhynchus
- Eurylaimus
- Psarisomus
- Serilophus
- Calyptomena
The broadbills are a family of small passerine bird species found in tropical southeast Asia, with a few species in Africa.
Broadbills are brightly coloured birds that feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests, so despite their colours, they are difficult to observe.
Their nest is a purse-shaped structure built in a tree, into which typically 2–3 eggs are laid.
The Smithornis and Pseudocalyptomena species occur in tropical Africa; the rest extend from the eastern Himalayas to Sumatra and Borneo.
The Sapayoa was originally classified in the group Pipridae, according to [http://www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0962-8452&volume=270&supp=2&spage=238 Sapayoa aenigma: a New World representative of 'Old World suboscines'] the genus more accurately fits the broadbill family.
In addition to the Sapayoa, which if included would be in its own subfamily, there are four other subfamilies of broadbill:
- The typical African broadbills, Smithornithinae (containing three species in a single genus, Smithornis)
- The Asian green broadbills, Calyptomeninae (containing three species in a single genus, Calyptomena)
- Grauer's Broadbill, Pseudocalyptomeninae
- The typical Asian broadbills, Eurylaiminae (the remaining five genera, containing eight species)
Species
- Broad-billed Sapayoa, Sapayoa aenigma
- African Broadbill, Smithornis capensis
- Gray-headed Broadbill, Smithornis sharpei
- Rufous-sided Broadbill, Smithornis rufolateralis
- Grauer's Broadbill, Pseudocalyptomena graueri
- Dusky Broadbill, Corydon sumatranus
- Black-and-red Broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
- Banded Broadbill, Eurylaimus javanicus
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Eurylaimus ochromalus
- Wattled Broadbill, Eurylaimus steerii
- Visayan Broadbill, Eurylaimus samarensis
- Long-tailed Broadbill, Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Silver-breasted Broadbill, Serilophus lunatus
- Green Broadbill, Calyptomena viridis
- Hose's Broadbill, Calyptomena hosii
- Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi
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Furnariidae
Many, see text.
The ovenbirds or Horneros are a large family of small passerine bird species found in South America. They form the family Furnariidae. They should not be confused with the Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, which is a wood warbler in the family Parulidae.
This is a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate clay nests built by some species, although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. The nests are always constructed with a cover; up to six blue or white eggs are laid. Most are forest birds, but some are found in more open habitats.
Species
- The miners
- Campo Miner, Geobates poecilopterus
- Coastal Miner, Geositta peruviana
- Grayish Miner, Geositta maritima
- Common Miner, Geositta cunicularia
- Puna Miner, Geositta punensis
- Short-billed Miner, Geositta antarctica
- Dark-winged Miner, Geositta saxicolina
- Rufous-banded Miner, Geositta rufipennis
- Creamy-rumped Miner, Geositta isabellina
- Thick-billed Miner, Geositta crassirostris
- Slender-billed Miner, Geositta tenuirostris
- The earthcreepers
- Scale-throated Earthcreeper, Upucerthia dumetaria
- Plain-breasted Earthcreeper, Upucerthia jelskii
- Buff-breasted Earthcreeper, Upucerthia validirostris
- White-throated Earthcreeper, Upucerthia albigula
- Striated Earthcreeper, Upucerthia serrana
- Straight-billed Earthcreeper, Upucerthia ruficauda
- Rock Earthcreeper, Upucerthia andaecola
- Chaco Earthcreeper, Ochetorhynchus certhioides
- Bolivian Earthcreeper, Ochetorhynchus harterti
- Band-tailed Earthcreeper, Eremobius phoenicurus
- The chilias
- Crag Chilia, Chilia melanura
- The cinclodes, genus Cinclodes
- Blackish Cinclodes, Cinclodes antarcticus
- Chilean Seaside Cinclodes, Cinclodes nigrofumosus
- Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes, Cinclodes taczanowskii
- Dark-bellied Cinclodes, Cinclodes patagonicus
- Gray-flanked Cinclodes, Cinclodes oustaleti
- Olrog's Cinclodes, Cinclodes olrogi
- Bar-winged Cinclodes, Cinclodes fuscus
- Comechingones Cinclodes, Cinclodes comechingonus
- Stout-billed Cinclodes, Cinclodes excelsior
- Royal Cinclodes, Cinclodes aricomae
- Long-tailed Cinclodes, Cinclodes pabsti
- White-winged Cinclodes, Cinclodes atacamensis
- White-bellied Cinclodes, Cinclodes palliatus
- The horneros, genus Furnarius
- Pale-legged Hornero, Furnarius leucopus
- Bay Hornero, Furnarius torridus
- Tail-banded Hornero, Furnarius figulus
- Lesser Hornero, Furnarius minor
- Rufous Hornero, Furnarius rufus
- Crested Hornero, Furnarius cristatus
- The wiretails
- Des Murs' Wiretail, Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii
- The rayaditos
- Thorn-tailed Rayadito, Aphrastura spinicauda
- Masafuera Rayadito, Aphrastura masafuerae
- The spinetails
- Andean Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura andicola
- Streaked Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura striata
- Rusty-crowned Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura pileata
- White-browed Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura xenothorax
- Striolated Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura striolata
- Plain-mantled Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura aegithaloides
- Tufted Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura platensis
- Brown-capped Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura fuliginiceps
- Araucaria Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura setaria
- Tawny Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura yanacensis
- Bay-capped Wren-spinetail, Spartonoica maluroides
- Chotoy Spinetail, Schoeniophylax phryganophila
- White-whiskered Spinetail, Poecilurus candei
- Hoary-throated Spinetail, Poecilurus kollari
- Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Poecilurus scutatus
- Russet-bellied Spinetail, Synallaxis zimmeri
- Bahia Spinetail, Synallaxis whitneyi
- Rufous-breasted Spinetail, Synallaxis erythrothorax
- Rufous Spinetail, Synallaxis unirufa
- Black-throated Spinetail, Synallaxis castanea
- Rusty-headed Spinetail, Synallaxis fuscorufa
- Azara's Spinetail, Synallaxis azarae
- Apurimac Spinetail, Synallaxis courseni
- Silvery-throated Spinetail, Synallaxis subpudica
- Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Synallaxis frontalis
- Cinereous-breasted Spinetail, Synallaxis hypospodia
- Pale-breasted Spinetail, Synallaxis albescens
- Chicli Spinetail, Synallaxis spixi
- Dark-breasted Spinetail, Synallaxis albigularis
- Slaty Spinetail, Synallaxis brachyura
- Rufous-capped Spinetail, Synallaxis ruficapilla
- Pinto's Spinetail, Synallaxis infuscata
- Cabanis' Spinetail, Synallaxis cabanisi
- Dusky Spinetail, Synallaxis moesta
- MacConnell's Spinetail, Synallaxis macconnelli
- Plain-crowned Spinetail, Synallaxis gujanensis
- White-lored Spinetail, Synallaxis albilora
- Maranon Spinetail, Synallaxis maranonica
- White-bellied Spinetail, Synallaxis propinqua
- Gray-bellied Spinetail, Synallaxis cinerascens
- Black-faced Spinetail, Synallaxis tithys
- Ruddy Spinetail, Synallaxis rutilans
- Chestnut-throated Spinetail, Synallaxis cherriei
- Stripe-breasted Spinetail, Synallaxis cinnamomea
- Red-shouldered Spinetail, Synallaxis hellmayri
- Necklaced Spinetail, Synallaxis stictothorax
- Chinchipe Spinetail, Synallaxis chinchipensis
- Great Spinetail, Siptornopsis hypochondriacus
- White-browed Spinetail, Hellmayrea gularis
- Creamy-crested Spinetail, Cranioleuca albicapilla
- Light-crowned Spinetail, Cranioleuca albiceps
- Marcapata Spinetail, Cranioleuca marcapatae
- Baron's Spinetail, Cranioleuca baroni
- Line-cheeked Spinetail, Cranioleuca antisiensis
- Ash-browed Spinetail, Cranioleuca curtata
- Streak-capped Spinetail, Cranioleuca hellmayri
- Tepui Spinetail, Cranioleuca demissa
- Pallid Spinetail, Cranioleuca pallida
- Red-faced Spinetail, Cranioleuca erythrops
- Gray-headed Spinetail, Cranioleuca semicinerea
- Crested Spinetail, Cranioleuca subcristata
- Olive Spinetail, Cranioleuca obsoleta
- Stripe-crowned Spinetail, Cranioleuca pyrrhophia
- Sulphur-bearded Spinetail, Cranioleuca sulphurifera
- Rusty-backed Spinetail, Cranioleuca vulpina
- White-breasted Spinetail, Cranioleuca vulpecula
- Speckled Spinetail, Cranioleuca gutturata
- Scaled Spinetail, Cranioleuca muelleri
- Bolivian Spinetail, Cranioleuca henricae
- Coiba Spinetail, Cranioleuca dissita
- Red-and-white Spinetail, Certhiaxis mustelina
- Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Certhiaxis cinnamomea
- The graveteiros
- Pink-legged Graveteiro, Acrobatornis fonsecai
- The rushbirds
- Wren-like Rushbird, Phleocryptes melanops
- The reedhaunters, genus Limnornis
- Curve-billed Reedhaunter, Limnornis curvirostris
- Straight-billed Reedhaunter, Limnornis rectirostris
- The thistletails
- Ochre-browed Thistletail, Schizoeaca coryi
- Perija Thistletail, Schizoeaca perijana
- White-chinned Thistletail, Schizoeaca fuliginosa
- Mouse-colored Thistletail, Schizoeaca griseomurina
- Eye-ringed Thistletail, Schizoeaca palpebralis
- Vilcabamba Thistletail, Schizoeaca vilcabambae
- Puna Thistletail, Schizoeaca helleri
- Black-throated Thistletail, Schizoeaca harterti
- Itatiaia Thistletail, Oreophylax moreirae
- The canasteros, genus Asthenes
- Creamy-breasted Canastero, Asthenes dorbignyi
- Dark-winged Canastero, Asthenes arequipae
- Pale-tailed Canastero, Asthenes huancavelicae
- Berlepsch's Canastero, Asthenes berlepschi
- Steinbach's Canastero, Asthenes steinbachi
- Lesser Canastero, Asthenes pyrrholeuca
- Short-billed Canastero, Asthenes baeri
- Patagonian Canastero, Asthenes patagonica
- Dusky-tailed Canastero, Asthenes humicola
- Canyon Canastero, Asthenes pudibunda
- Rusty-fronted Canastero, Asthenes ottonis
- Iquico Canastero, Asthenes heterura
- Cordilleran Canastero, Asthenes modesta
- Cactus Canastero, Asthenes cactorum
- Cipo Canastero, Asthenes luizae
- Streak-throated Canastero, Asthenes humilis
- Streak-backed Canastero, Asthenes wyatti
- Puna Canastero, Asthenes sclateri
- Austral Canastero, Asthenes anthoides
- Hudson's Canastero, Asthenes hudsoni
- Scribble-tailed Canastero, Asthenes maculicauda
- Junin Canastero, Asthenes virgata
- Line-fronted Canastero, Asthenes urubambensis
- Many-striped Canastero, Asthenes flammulata
- The softtails
- Orinoco Softtail, Thripophaga cherriei
- Striated Softtail, Thripophaga macroura
- Plain Softtail, Phacellodomus fusciceps
- Russet-mantled Softtail, Phacellodomus berlepschi
- The thornbirds, genus Phacellodomus
- Common Thornbird, Phacellodomus rufifrons
- Little Thornbird, Phacellodomus sibilatrix
- Streak-fronted Thornbird, Phacellodomus striaticeps
- Greater Thornbird, Phacellodomus ruber
- Freckle-breasted Thornbird, Phacellodomus striaticollis
- Spot-breasted Thornbird, Phacellodomus maculipectus
- Chestnut-backed Thornbird, Phacellodomus dorsalis
- Red-eyed Thornbird, Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus
- The groundcreepers
- Canebrake Groundcreeper, Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides
- The firewood-gatherers
- Firewood-gatherer, Anumbius annumbi
- The brushrunners
- Lark-like Brushrunner, Coryphistera alaudina
- The cacholotes, genus Pseudoseisura
- Caatinga Cacholote, Pseudoseisura cristata
- Gray-crested Cacholote, Pseudoseisura unirufa
- Brown Cacholote, Pseudoseisura lophotes
- White-throated Cacholote, Pseudoseisura gutturalis
- The plushcrowns
- Orange-fronted Plushcrown, Metopothrix aurantiacus
- The graytails, genus Xenerpestes
- Equatorial Graytail, Xenerpestes singularis
- Double-banded Graytail, Xenerpestes minlosi
- The prickletails
- Spectacled Prickletail, Siptornis striaticollis
- The barbtails
- Rusty-winged Barbtail, Premnornis guttuligera
- Spotted Barbtail, Premnoplex brunnescens
- White-throated Barbtail, Premnoplex tatei
- Roraiman Barbtail, Roraimia adusta
- The treerunners
- Ruddy Treerunner, Margarornis rubiginosus
- Fulvous-dotted Treerunner, Margarornis stellatus
- Beautiful Treerunner, Margarornis bellulus
- Pearled Treerunner, Margarornis squamiger
- White-throated Treerunner, Pygarrhichas albogularis
- The xenops
- Great Xenops, Megaxenops parnaguae
- Rufous-tailed Xenops, Xenops milleri
- Slender-billed Xenops, Xenops tenuirostris
- Plain Xenops, Xenops minutus
- Streaked Xenops, Xenops rutilans
- The treehunters
- Sharp-billed Treehunter, Heliobletus contaminatus
- Flammulated Treehunter, Thripadectes flammulatus
- Buff-throated Treehunter, Thripadectes scrutator
- Striped Treehunter, Thripadectes holostictus
- Black-billed Treehunter, Thripadectes melanorhynchus
- Streak-capped Treehunter, Thripadectes virgaticeps
- Uniform Treehunter, Thripadectes ignobilis
- Streak-breasted Treehunter, Thripadectes rufobrunneus
- Pale-browed Treehunter, Cichlocolaptes leucophrus
- The tuftedcheeks, genus Pseudocolaptes
- Streaked Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
- Buffy Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
- Pacific Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes johnsoni
- The foliage-gleaners
- White-browed Foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia amaurotis
- Montane Foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia striaticollis
- Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia variegaticeps
- Lineated Foliage-gleaner, Syndactyla subalaris
- Guttulated Foliage-gleaner, Syndactyla guttulata
- Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner, Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
- Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner, Syndactyla ruficollis
- Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner, Philydor erythropterus
- Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner, Philydor erythrocercus
- Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner, Philydor ruficaudatus
- Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner, Philydor rufus
- Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner, Philydor lichtensteini
- Russet-mantled Foliage-gleaner, Philydor dimidiatus
- Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner, Philydor pyrrhodes
- Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner, Philydor fuscipennis
- Black-capped Foliage-gleaner, Philydor atricapillus
- Alagoas Foliage-gleaner, Philydor novaesi
- White-collared Foliage-gleaner, Anabazenops fuscus
- Crested Foliage-gleaner, Automolus dorsalis
- Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner, Automolus rufipileatus
- White-eyed Foliage-gleaner, Automolus leucophthalmus
- White-throated Foliage-gleaner, Automolus roraimae
- Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner, Automolus ochrolaemus
- Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner, Automolus infuscatus
- Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner, Automolus melanopezus
- Ruddy Foliage-gleaner, Automolus rubiginosus
- Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner, Hylocryptus rectirostris
- Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner, Hylocryptus erythrocephalus
- The palmcreepers
- Point-tailed Palmcreeper, Berlepschia rikeri
- The recurvebills, genus Simoxenops
- Peruvian Recurvebill, Simoxenops ucayalae
- Bolivian Recurvebill, Simoxenops striatus
- The woodhaunters
- Striped Woodhaunter, Hyloctistes subulatus
- The hookbills
- Chestnut-winged Hookbill, Ancistrops strigilatus
- The leaftossers, genus Sclerurus
- Short-billed Leaftosser, Sclerurus rufigularis
- Tawny-throated Leaftosser, Sclerurus mexicanus
- Gray-throated Leaftosser, Sclerurus albigularis
- Black-tailed Leaftosser, Sclerurus caudacutus
- Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Sclerurus scansor
- Scaly-throated Leaftosser, Sclerurus guatemalensis
- The streamcreepers
- Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Lochmias nematura
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Thamnophilidae
Many, see text.
The antbirds are a large family of smallish passerine bird species of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They are closely related to the Antthrushes and Antpittas in the family Formicariidae.
These are forest birds, but tend to feed on insects at or near the ground, since many are specialist ant eaters, sometimes following columns of army ants.
Many species lack bright colour; brown, black and white being the dominant tones in their appearance.
They lay two or three eggs in a nest in a tree, both sexes incubating.
There are 208 species, variously named as antwrens, antvireos, antbirds and antshrikes. These terms refer to the relative sizes of the birds (in the order given) rather than any particular resemblance to the true wrens, vireos or shrikes.
The genus Phlegopsis is the bare-eyes, Pyriglena the fire-eyes and Neoctantes and Clytoctantes are the bushbirds.
Species
- Fasciated Antshrike, Cymbilaimus lineatus
- Bamboo Antshrike, Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae
- Spot-backed Antshrike, Hypoedaleus guttatus
- Giant Antshrike, Batara cinerea
- Tufted Antshrike, Mackenziaena severa
- Large-tailed Antshrike, Mackenziaena leachii
- Black-throated Antshrike, Frederickena viridis
- Undulated Antshrike, Frederickena unduligera
- Great Antshrike, Taraba major
- Collared Antshrike, Sakesphorus bernardi
- Black-crested Antshrike, Sakesphorus canadensis
- Silvery-cheeked Antshrike, Sakesphorus cristatus
- Black-backed Antshrike, Sakesphorus melanonotus
- Band-tailed Antshrike, Sakesphorus melanothorax
- Glossy Antshrike, Sakesphorus luctuosus
- White-bearded Antshrike, Biatas nigropectus
- Barred Antshrike, Thamnophilus doliatus
- Chapman's Antshrike, Thamnophilus zarumae
- Bar-crested Antshrike, Thamnophilus multistriatus
- Chestnut-backed Antshrike, Thamnophilus palliatus
- Lined Antshrike, Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus
- Black-hooded Antshrike, Thamnophilus bridgesi
- Black Antshrike, Thamnophilus nigriceps
- Cocha Antshrike, Thamnophilus praecox
- Blackish-gray Antshrike, Thamnophilus nigrocinereus
- Castelnau's Antshrike, Thamnophilus cryptoleucus
- White-shouldered Antshrike, Thamnophilus aethiops
- Uniform Antshrike, Thamnophilus unicolor
- Upland Antshrike, Thamnophilus aroyae
- Plain-winged Antshrike, Thamnophilus schistaceus
- Mouse-colored Antshrike, Thamnophilus murinus
- Western Slaty Antshrike, Thamnophilus atrinucha
- Guianan Slaty Antshrike, Thamnophilus punctatus
- Peruvian Slaty Antshrike, Thamnophilus leucogaster
- Natterer's Slaty Antshrike, Thamnophilus stictocephalus
- Bolivian Slaty Antshrike, Thamnophilus sticturus
- Planalto Slaty Antshrike, Thamnophilus pelzelni
- Sooretama Slaty Antshrike, Thamnophilus ambiguus
- Streak-backed Antshrike, Thamnophilus insignis
- Amazonian Antshrike, Thamnophilus amazonicus
- Variable Antshrike, Thamnophilus caerulescens
- Rufous-winged Antshrike, Thamnophilus torquatus
- Rufous-capped Antshrike, Thamnophilus ruficapillus
- Spot-winged Antshrike, Pygiptila stellaris
- Pearly Antshrike, Megastictus margaritatus
- Black Bushbird, Neoctantes niger
- Recurve-billed Bushbird, Clytoctantes alixii
- Rondonia Bushbird, Clytoctantes atrogularis
- Speckled Antshrike, Xenornis setifrons
- Russet Antshrike, Thamnistes anabatinus
- Spot-breasted Antvireo, Dysithamnus stictothorax
- Plain Antvireo, Dysithamnus mentalis
- Streak-crowned Antvireo, Dysithamnus striaticeps
- Spot-crowned Antvireo, Dysithamnus puncticeps
- Rufous-backed Antvireo, Dysithamnus xanthopterus
- White-streaked Antvireo, Dysithamnus leucostictus
- Plumbeous Antvireo, Dysithamnus plumbeus
- Bicolored Antvireo, Dysithamnus occidentalis
- Saturnine Antshrike, Thamnomanes saturninus
- Dusky-throated Antshrike, Thamnomanes ardesiacus
- Cinereous Antshrike, Thamnomanes caesius
- Bluish-slate Antshrike, Thamnomanes schistogynus
- Pygmy Antwren, Myrmotherula brachyura
- Short-billed Antwren, Myrmotherula obscura
- Sclater's Antwren, Myrmotherula sclateri
- Klages' Antwren, Myrmotherula klagesi
- Yellow-throated Antwren, Myrmotherula ambigua
- Cherrie's Antwren, Myrmotherula cherriei
- Pacific Antwren, Myrmotherula pacifica
- Amazonian Antwren, Myrmotherula multostriata
- Guianan Antwren, Myrmotherula surinamensis
- Stripe-chested Antwren, Myrmotherula longicauda
- Plain-throated Antwren, Myrmotherula hauxwelli
- Rufous-bellied Antwren, Myrmotherula guttata
- Star-throated Antwren, Myrmotherula gularis
- Brown-bellied Antwren, Myrmotherula gutturalis
- Checker-throated Antwren, Myrmotherula fulviventris
- White-eyed Antwren, Myrmotherula leucophthalma
- Brown-backed Antwren, Myrmotherula fjeldsaai
- Stipple-throated Antwren, Myrmotherula haematonota
- Foothill Antwren, Myrmotherula spodionota
- Ornate Antwren, Myrmotherula ornata
- Rufous-tailed Antwren, Myrmotherula erythrura
- White-flanked Antwren, Myrmotherula axillaris
- Rio de Janeiro Antwren, Myrmotherula fluminensis
- Slaty Antwren, Myrmotherula schisticolor
- Rio Suno Antwren, Myrmotherula sunensis
- Long-winged Antwren, Myrmotherula longipennis
- Salvadori's Antwren, Myrmotherula minor
- Ihering's Antwren, Myrmotherula iheringi
- Ashy Antwren, Myrmotherula grisea
- Plain-winged Antwren, Myrmotherula behni
- Unicolored Antwren, Myrmotherula unicolor
- Alagoas Antwren, Myrmotherula snowi
- Band-tailed Antwren, Myrmotherula urosticta
- Gray Antwren, Myrmotherula menetriesii
- Leaden Antwren, Myrmotherula assimilis
- Banded Antwren, Dichrozona cincta
- Stripe-backed Antbird, Myrmorchilus strigilatus
- Ash-throated Antwren, Herpsilochmus parkeri
- Creamy-bellied Antwren, Herpsilochmus motacilloides
- Black-capped Antwren, Herpsilochmus atricapillus
- Caatinga Antwren, Herpsilochmus sellowi
- Pileated Antwren, Herpsilochmus pileatus
- Spot-tailed Antwren, Herpsilochmus sticturus
- Dugand's Antwren, Herpsilochmus dugandi
- Todd's Antwren, Herpsilochmus stictocephalus
- Ancient Antwren, Herpsilochmus gentryi
- Spot-backed Antwren, Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus
- Roraiman Antwren, Herpsilochmus roraimae
- Pectoral Antwren, Herpsilochmus pectoralis
- Large-billed Antwren, Herpsilochmus longirostris
- Yellow-breasted Antwren, Herpsilochmus axillaris
- Rufous-winged Antwren, Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus
- Dot-winged Antwren, Microrhopias quixensis
- Parana Antwren, Stymphalornis acutirostris
- Narrow-billed Antwren, Formicivora iheringi
- White-fringed Antwren, Formicivora grisea
- Black-bellied Antwren, Formicivora melanogaster
- Serra Antwren, Formicivora serrana
- Restinga Antwren, Formicivora littoralis
- Black-hooded Antwren, Formicivora erythronotos
- Rusty-backed Antwren, Formicivora rufa
- Ferruginous Antbird, Drymophila ferruginea
- Bertoni's Antbird, Drymophila rubricollis
- Rufous-tailed Antbird, Drymophila genei
- Ochre-rumped Antbird, Drymophila ochropyga
- Striated Antbird, Drymophila devillei
- Dusky-tailed Antbird, Drymophila malura
- Long-tailed Antbird, Drymophila caudata
- Scaled Antbird, Drymophila squamata
- Streak-capped Antwren, Terenura maculata
- Orange-bellied Antwren, Terenura sicki
- Rufous-rumped Antwren, Terenura callinota
- Chestnut-shouldered Antwren, Terenura humeralis
- Yellow-rumped Antwren, Terenura sharpei
- Ash-winged Antwren, Terenura spodioptila
- Gray Antbird, Cercomacra cinerascens
- Rio de Janeiro Antbird, Cercomacra brasiliana
- Dusky Antbird, Cercomacra tyrannina
- Willis' Antbird, Cercomacra laeta
- Parker's Antbird, Cercomacra parkeri
- Blackish Antbird, Cercomacra nigrescens
- Bananal Antbird, Cercomacra ferdinandi
- Black Antbird, Cercomacra serva
- Jet Antbird, Cercomacra nigricans
- Rio Branco Antbird, Cercomacra carbonaria
- Mato Grosso Antbird, Cercomacra melanaria
- Manu Antbird, Cercomacra manu
- White-backed Fire-eye, Pyriglena leuconota
- White-shouldered Fire-eye, Pyriglena leucoptera
- Fringe-backed Fire-eye, Pyriglena atra
- Slender Antbird, Rhopornis ardesiaca
- White-browed Antbird, Myrmoborus leucophrys
- Ash-breasted Antbird, Myrmoborus lugubris
- Black-faced Antbird, Myrmoborus myotherinus
- Black-tailed Antbird, Myrmoborus melanurus
- Warbling Antbird, Hypocnemis cantator
- Yellow-browed Antbird, Hypocnemis hypoxantha
- Black-chinned Antbird, Hypocnemoides melanopogon
- Band-tailed Antbird, Hypocnemoides maculicauda
- Black-and-white Antbird, Myrmochanes hemileucus
- Bare-crowned Antbird, Gymnocichla nudiceps
- Silvered Antbird Sclateria naevia
- Black-headed Antbird, Percnostola rufifrons
- Slate-colored Antbird, Percnostola schistacea
- Spot-winged Antbird, Percnostola leucostigma
- Caura Antbird, Percnostola caurensis
- White-lined Antbird, Percnostola lophotes
- Stub-tailed Antbird, Myrmeciza berlepschi
- White-bellied Antbird, Myrmeciza longipes
- Chestnut-backed Antbird, Myrmeciza exsul
- Ferruginous-backed Antbird, Myrmeciza ferruginea
- Scalloped Antbird, Myrmeciza ruficauda
- White-bibbed Antbird, Myrmeciza loricata
- Squamate Antbird, Myrmeciza squamosa
- Dull-mantled Antbird, Myrmeciza laemosticta
- Esmeraldas Antbird, Myrmeciza nigricauda
- Yapacana Antbird, Myrmeciza disjuncta
- Gray-bellied Antbird, Myrmeciza pelzelni
- Chestnut-tailed Antbird, Myrmeciza hemimelaena
- Plumbeous Antbird, Myrmeciza hyperythra
- White-shouldered Antbird, Myrmeciza melanoceps
- Goeldi's Antbird, Myrmeciza goeldii
- Sooty Antbird, Myrmeciza fortis
- Immaculate Antbird, Myrmeciza immaculata
- Gray-headed Antbird, Myrmeciza griseiceps
- Black-throated Antbird, Myrmeciza atrothorax
- White-plumed Antbird, Pithys albifrons
- White-masked Antbird, Pithys castanea
- Rufous-throated Antbird, Gymnopithys rufigula
- Bicolored Antbird, Gymnopithys leucaspis
- Lunulated Antbird, Gymnopithys lunulata
- White-throated Antbird, Gymnopithys salvini
- Wing-banded Antbird, Myrmornis torquata
- Hairy-crested Antbird, Rhegmatorhina melanosticta
- Chestnut-crested Antbird, Rhegmatorhina cristata
- White-breasted Antbird, Rhegmatorhina hoffmannsi
- Harlequin Antbird, Rhegmatorhina berlepschi
- Bare-eyed Antbird, Rhegmatorhina gymnops
- Spotted Antbird, Hylophylax naevioides
- Spot-backed Antbird, Hylophylax naevia
- Dot-backed Antbird, Hylophylax punctulata
- Scale-backed Antbird, Hylophylax poecilinota
- Black-spotted Bare-eye, Phlegopsis nigromaculata
- Reddish-winged Bare-eye, Phlegopsis erythroptera
- Pale-faced Antbird, Skutchia borbae
- Ocellated Antbird, Phaenostictus mcleannani
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Conopophagidae
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The gnateaters are a family of eight small passerine bird species found in South America.
They are birds of dense wet forest undergrowth or bamboo stands in the Amazon and Orinoco basins and surrounding slightly higher ground.
They are round, short-tailed, and long-legged birds, about 5 inches in length. They are quite upright when standing. Sexes differ in plumage, and males are attractively coloured in shades of red and brown. Most species have a white tuft behind the eye. They are insectivorous as the group name implies.
Species list
Family: Conopophagidae
- Rufous Gnateater, Conopophaga lineata
- Chestnut-belted, Gnateater, Conopophaga aurita
- Hooded Gnateater, Conopophaga roberti
- Ash-throated Gnateater, Conopophaga peruviana
- Slaty Gnateater, Conopophaga ardesiaca
- Chestnut-crowned Gnateater, Conopophaga castaneiceps
- Black-cheeked Gnateater, Conopophaga melanops
- Black-bellied Gnateater, Conopophaga melanogaster
Category:Tyranni
Rhinocryptidae
- Pteroptochos
- Scelorchilus
- Rhinocrypta
- Teledromas
- Liosceles
- Psilorhamphus
- Merulaxis
- Melanopareia
- Eugralla
- Myornis
- Scytalopus
- Acropternis
The tapaculos are a family (Rhinocryptidae) of small passerine bird species found in South America.
These are terrestrial species that fly only poorly on their short wings. They have strong legs, well-suited to their habitat of grassland or forest undergrowth. The tail is cocked and pointed towards the head, and the name tapaculo derives from the Spanish for "cover your behind".
While the majority of the family are small blackish or brown birds there are some larger and more colourful species. They are best located and identified by their vocalisations.
They feed on insects, seeds and other soft plant material with their pointy bills, and will scratch on the ground like a pheasant.
Most species lay two or three white eggs in a covered environment, whether it be a burrow, hole in a tree or domed nest.
Species list:
Family Rhinocryptidae
- Genus Pteroptochos, the huet-huets
- Black-throated Huet-huet, Pteroptochos tarnii
- Chestnut-throated Huet-huet, Pteroptochos castaneus
- Genus Pteroptochos
- Moustached Turca, Pteroptochos megapodius
- Genus Scelorchilus
- White-throated Tapaculo, Scelorchilus albicollis
- Chucao Tapaculo, Scelorchilus rubecula
- Genus Rhinocrypta, the gallitos
- Crested Gallito, Rhinocrypta lanceolata
- Sandy Gallito, Teledromas fuscus
- Genus Liosceles
- Rusty-belted Tapaculo, Liosceles thoracicus
- Genus Melanopareia, the crescent-chests
- Collared Crescent-chest, Melanopareia torquata
- Olive-crowned Crescent-chest, Melanopareia maximiliani
- Elegant Crescent-chest, Melanopareia elegans
- Maranon Crescent-chest, Melanopareia maranonica
- Genus Psilorhamphus
- Spotted Bamboowren, Psilorhamphus guttatus
- Genus Merulaxis, the bristlefronts
- Slaty Bristlefront, Merulaxis ater
- Stresemann's Bristlefront, Merulaxis stresemanni
- Genus Eugralla
- Ochre-flanked Tapaculo, Eugralla paradoxa
- Genus Myornis
- Ash-colored Tapaculo, Myornis senilis
- Genus Scytalopus
- Unicolored Tapaculo, Scytalopus unicolor
- Blackish Tapaculo, Scytalopus latrans
- Trilling Tapaculo, Scytalopus parvirostris
- Large-footed Tapaculo, Scytalopus macropus
- Rufous-vented Tapaculo, Scytalopus femoralis
- Long-tailed Tapaculo, Scytalopus micropterus
- Bolivian Tapaculo, Scytalopus bolivianus
- White-crowned Tapaculo, Scytalopus atratus
- Perija Tapaculo, Scytalopus nigricans
- Santa Marta Tapaculo, Scytalopus sanctaemartae
- Pale-throated Tapaculo, Scytalopus panamensis
- Narino Tapaculo, Scytalopus vicinior
- Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Scytalopus argentifrons
- Brown-rumped Tapaculo, Scytalopus latebricola
- Merida Tapaculo, Scytalopus meridanus
- Colombian Tapaculo, Scytalopus infasciatus
- Caracas Tapaculo, Scytalopus caracae
- Spillman's Tapaculo, Scytalopus spillmanni
- Zimmer's Tapaculo, Scytalopus zimmeri
- Puna Tapaculo, Scytalopus simonsi
- Vilcabamba Tapaculo, Scytalopus urubambae
- Neblina Tapaculo, Scytalopus altirostris
- Ancash Tapaculo, Scytalopus affinis
- Paramo Tapaculo, Scytalopus canus
- Magellanic Tapaculo, Scytalopus magellanicus
- Matorral Tapaculo, Scytalopus griseicollis
- White-browed Tapaculo, Scytalopus superciliaris
- Dusky Tapaculo, Scytalopus fuscus
- Tschudi's Tapaculo, Scytalopus acutirostris
- Mouse-colored Tapaculo, Scytalopus speluncae
- Brasilia Tapaculo, Scytalopus novacapitalis
- Bahia Tapaculo, Scytalopus psychopompus
- Wetland Tapaculo, Scytalopus iraiensis
- White-breasted Tapaculo, Scytalopus indigoticus
- Diademed Tapaculo, Scytalopus schulenbergi
- Choco Tapaculo, Scytalopus chocoensis
- Ecuadorian Tapaculo, Scytalopus robbinsi
- Stiles' Tapaculo, Scytalopus stilesi
- Chusquea Tapaculo, Scytalopus parkeri
- Magdalena Tapaculo, Scytalopus rodriguezi
- Genus Acropternis
- Ocellated Tapaculo, Acropternis orthonyx
Category:Rhinocryptidae
Cotingidae
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The cotingas are a large family of passerine bird species found in tropical South America.
They are birds of forests or forest edges, which mostly eat fruit or insects and fruit. Comparatively little is known about this diverse group, although all have broad bills with hooked tips, rounded wings, and strong legs.
The males of many species, such as the cock-of-the rocks, are brightly coloured, or decorated with plumes or wattles, like the umbrellabirds, with their umbrella-like crest and long throat wattles. Some, like the bellbirds, have distinctive and far-carrying calls. The females of most species are duller than the males.
The cock-of-the-rocks are more terrestrial than other species, and have an elaborate group mating display.
Species
- Genus Oxyruncus
- Sharpbill, Oxyruncus cristatus
- Genus Phytotoma, the plantcutters
- Peruvian Plantcutter, Phytotoma raimondii
- White-tipped Plantcutter, Phytotoma rutila
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