Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) Science Article 3 abstract The Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) is one of the commonest and most conspicuous bird species in Paraguay (del Castillo & Clay 2004, Smith & Clay in press) and is well known for its robust and rowdy nature. During fieldwork at Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento de San Pedro, […]

Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) Science Article 1 abstract While conducting a crocodile (Crocorlylus sp.) census along the Tomo River, Vichada, Colombia, I observed Fork-tailed Flycatchers (Tyrarznus savana) engaged in unusual group behavior. Six birds were perched 10 m up in a dead tree at water’s edge on the south bank of the river. The birds […]

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Science Article 1 abstract Perusal of one of my old note books brings to my attention a phoebe’s nest constructed in the air-shaft of a coal mine near my home EMERSON A. STONER, WILSON BULLETIN-June, 1922 Download article download full text (pdf)

Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) Science Article 1 abstract The nesting habits of the Common Tody Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum)are now well known. Skutch (1930,Auk 47:313-322;1960, Pacific Coast Avifauna 34: 475-489) published two detailed life histories of the race finitimum in Panama and Costa Rica, and I (Haverschmidt 1968, Birds of Surinam, Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, p. […]

Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua) Science Article 1 abstract Kleptoparasitism, the interspecific and intraspecific stealing of already procured food, is well known among many taxa of birds (Brockmann & Barnard 1979), but has been reported only rarely in the avian family Tyrannidae. To my knowledge there are only two published observations of kleptoparasitism by tyrannid flycatchers, […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Tyrannidae | [latin] Piprites chloris | [UK] Wing-barred Piprites | [FR] Manakin a ailes barrees | [DE] Graunacken-Piprites | [ES] Piprites Verde | [NL] Streepvleugelmanakin Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Piprites chloris SA n Colombia, Amazonia, se SA Piprites chloris antioquiae Piprites chloris boliviana […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Tyrannidae | [latin] Myiarchus swainsoni | [UK] Swainsons Flycatcher | [FR] Moucherolle de Swainson | [DE] Swainsontyrann | [ES] Copeton de Swainson | [NL] Swainsons Tiran Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Myiarchus swainsoni SA widespread Myiarchus swainsoni albimarginatus Myiarchus swainsoni ferocior Myiarchus swainsoni pelzelni […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Tyrannidae | [latin] Tyrannus crassirostris | [UK] Thick-billed Kingbird | [FR] Tyran brun | [DE] Dickschnabel-Tyrann | [ES] Tirano Piquigrueso | [NL] Diksnavelkoningstiran Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Tyrannus crassirostris NA, MA sw USA to Guatemala Tyrannus crassirostris crassirostris Tyrannus crassirostris pompalis Physical charateristics […]

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Tyrannidae | [latin] Empidonomus varius | [UK] Variegated Flycatcher | [FR] Tyran varie | [DE] Fleckentyrann | [ES] Tuquito Rayado | [NL] Bonte Tiran Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Griseotyrannus varius Empidonomus varius SA widespread Empidonomus varius rufinus Empidonomus varius varius Physical charateristics The […]

[order] Passeriformes | [family] Tyrannidae | [latin] Terenotriccus erythrurus | [UK] Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher | [FR] Moucherolle rougequeue | [DE] Rotschwanztyrann | [ES] Mosquerito Colirrojo | [IT] Piglimaosche codirosso | [NL] Roodstaarttiran Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Tityra erythrurus Terenotriccus erythrurus LA se Mexico through Amazonia Terenotriccus erythrurus amazonus […]