TYRANT FLYCATCHERS   -   TYRANNIDAE   -   PART II

Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Phylloscartes ophthalmicus ophthalmicus Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Pichincha province, Ecuador. (S5)

Southern Bristle-Tyrant Phylloscartes eximius Macaé de Cima, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. An infrequently recorded species; the one in this photo is still the only one I've ever seen. (D2)

Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis ventralis Vale das Taquaras, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. (S5)

Restinga Tyrannulet Phylloscartes kronei Ilha Comprida, São Paulo state, Brazil. Described only in 1992, this Brazilian endemic inhabits a narrow strip of coastal scrub from southern São Paulo to Paraná. (D2)

Ecuadorian Tyrannulet Phylloscartes gualaquizae Old Loja-Zamora Highway, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador. A restricted-ranged species almost endemic to Ecuador, but it is also found locally in northern Peru. (S5)

Minas Gerais Tyrannulet Phylloscartes roquettei Corrego dos Ovos, 16 km ESE of Pirapora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. An endangered species restricted to dry woodland of east-central Brail. (S5f)		Minas Gerais Tyrannulet Phylloscartes roquettei Corrego dos Ovos, 16 km ESE of Pirapora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. (S5f)

Southern Scrub-Flycatcher Sublegatus modestus brevirostris c.18 km northeast of JV Gonzales, Salta province, Argentina. One of the many "look-alike" flycatchers out there! The really stubby bill is one of the best features to separate it from some of the very similar Elaenias. In the field, voice is also a very helpful clue. This is quite a widespread species in (mostly) tropical areas south of the Amazon. (S5)

Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus stellatus Mashpi road, pichincha province, Ecuador. A unique tyrannid found in foothill cloudforest throughout the northern Andes. (S6)

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 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)

Eared Pygmy-Tyrant Myiornis auricularis auricularis  c.20km northeast of Esplanada, Bahia state, Brazil. A miniscule bird at about 8 cm (3 in). This photo is about life size. (D3)		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)

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 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 squamaecrista Buenaventura reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador. (S5)

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)

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 margaritaceiventer Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. This is a rather widespread species of drier, non-forest habitats. (S5)

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 province, 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 Pico Alto, Serra de Baturité, Ceará state, Brazil. Endemic to a few isolated mountain ranges in NE Brazil. (D3)

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

Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus capitalis capitalis Old Loja-Zamora Highway, Zamora-Chinchipe 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, but is sometimes found away from it. (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 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)

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)

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 subbrunneus Soberania NP, Panama province, Panama. (S2f)

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 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)

Stub-tailed Spadebill Platyrinchus cancrominus Las Guacamayas, Chiapas state, Mexico. (S5)

White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus mystaceus Vale das Taquaras, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Probably the most common spadebill overall. It's found in most of tropical South America outside of the Amazon. (S5)

Golden-crowned Spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus superciliaris Mangaloma reserve, Pichincha province, Ecuador. I observed the lower bird feed the insect it is carrying to the upper bird. The upper bird did not seen to be begging, and does not show plumage signs of being a young bird, so I suspect this was courtship feeding. (S6)

Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus mexicanus Las Guacamayas, Chiapas state, Mexico. When split, this subspecies, along with fraterculus, are usually called Northern Royal-Flycatcher. (S5)		Royal Flycatcher Onychorhynchus coronatus mexicanus Carara NP, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica. Carrying nesting material. (S5)

Orange-banded Flycatcher Myiophobus lintoni Tapichalaca reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe province, Ecuador. Restricted to southern Ecuador and extreme northern Peru. (S5)

Olive-chested Flycatcher Myiophobus cryptoxanthus Copalinga Lodge, Zamora-Chinchipe prov., Ecuador. It has a surprisingly restricted range for a bird that likes trashed habitat, found only in eastern Ecuador and northern Peru. It is likely expanding its range do to deforestation. (S5)

Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus flammiceps Reserva Ecolgica de Guapi Assu, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. (S5f)		Bran-colored Flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus flammiceps Reserva Ecolgica de Guapi Assu, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The same bird from a different angle. (S5f)

Black-tailed Flycatcher Myiobius atricaudus ridgwayi Vale das Taquaras, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. (S5)

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