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Tyrant Flycatchers52 Bird Species
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Eastern PhoebeThis species resembles the wood-pewees, but has proportionally larger and rounder head, lacks wing bars, and constantly dips its tail. Upperparts are dark brownish-gray, slightly paler on the back and rump. The underparts are whitish, with an olive-gray wash on the sides of the breast. In autumn, oft more... Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 29 cm |
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Eastern Wood-PeweeThis species is nearly identical to Western Wood-Pewee. The two are best distinguished by voice. Eastern Wood-Pewee is lighter overall, with a more olive cast than the Western. Upperparts are olive-gray, with two whitish wing bars and a very faint light eye ring. The underparts are dull whitish, with more... Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 27 cm |
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Fork-tailed FlycatcherThis unmistakable bird is a rare visitor from South America, recognized by its black and white pattern and ridiculously long tail feathers. The upperparts are black with a paler gray back, which sharply contrasts with the black crown. The underparts, including the underside of the wings, are white. T more... Length: 28 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Gray FlycatcherThis species appears long-tailed and small-headed, with a long thin bill. Upperparts are light gray. Darker wings show two narrow whitish wing bars and short primary projection. The tail is long and squared, with prominent white edges. (All Empidonax flycatchers may show paler outer tail edges, but t more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 24 cm |
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Gray KingbirdThis large kingbird is recognized by its uniformly gray upperparts, long heavy bill, and contrasting dark mask that runs from the base of the bill through the auriculars. The wings are slightly darker with thin pale feather edges. The tail is long and notched. Underparts, including the underside of t more... Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 37 cm |
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Gray-collared BecardThis Mexican/Central American species is rare vagrant to the southwestern U.S. (one record). It is unlikely to be mistaken for any other North American bird. It is sparrow-sized, with a proportionally large head and thick bill and short tail. Adults are entirely gray below and mostly black above, wit more... Length: cm Wingspan: cm |
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Great Crested FlycatcherThis is the largest and most colorful flycatcher in the east. Upperparts are olive-brown. The wings are darker with whitish feather edges on the tertials and secondaries, and rufous on the primaries. The tail has extensive rufous, mostly visible on the underside. The face and upper breast are dark gr more... Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 30 cm |
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Great KiskadeeThis tropical flycatcher is instantly recognized by its large size and bold pattern. The upperparts are vary from dull reddish-brown to rich rusty-brown with rufous feather edges on the wings and tail. The head is boldly striped with a black crown, white supercilium, black cheek, and white throat. A more... Length: 24 cm Wingspan: 41 cm |
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Greater PeweeThis large flycatcher stands out with its thin pointed titmouse-like crest, yellow-orange lower mandible, and long notched tail. The upperparts are dull gray. The underparts are lighter gray, with a dull whitish throat, and a yellow wash on the lower belly. Juvenile similar to adult, with buffy wing more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 34 cm |
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Greenish ElaeniaA small Central and South American flycatcher that resembles North American Empidonax, but generally lacks wingbars and has a fairly obvious whitish supercilium. Adult: Head, throat, and breast are medium gray; palest on throat and breast. Short white supercillium. Partially concealed yellowish crown more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 21 cm |
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Hammond's FlycatcherThis small flycatcher appears large-headed and long-winged, with a short notched tail and a tiny bill. Upperparts are olive gray, turning more gray on the face. The wings show two wing bars (buffy in fall, whitish in summer) and very long primary projection. The whitish eye ring is wider behind the e more... Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 23 cm |
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La Sagra's FlycatcherMedium-sized Myiarchus flycatcher that is proportionally large-headed and short-tailed. Dark earth-brown and reddish-brown above and pale below; usually shows a conspicuous bushy crest. Adult: Dark dusky face and crest. Long dark bill. Shows much less yellow (almost none) below than other Myiarchus, more... Length: 19 cm Wingspan: 27 cm |
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Least FlycatcherThis small active flycatcher appears large-headed and short-tailed. Upperparts are gray-brown, with an olive wash on the back. The blackish wings show two bold whitish wing bars and relatively short primary extension. The tail is slightly notched. The whitish eye ring is usually conspicuous. The bill more... Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 19 cm |
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Loggerhead KingbirdGray, black and white kingbird with large thick bill and square looking back of head. Adult male: Black head with contrasting white throat. Dark eye and dark bill. Dark gray nape, back and rump. Wings dark brown with bold white edging to wing coverts, tertials and secondaries. White underparts. Dark more... Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 38 cm |
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Masked TityraDistinctive, large tityra. Adult male: Extremely pale gray head and back with boldly contrasting black face. A large unfeathered patch of reddish-pink facial skin extends from the base of the bill, through the lores, and surrounds the dark red eye. Heavy reddish-pink bill with dark tip. Pale grayish, more... Length: 21 cm Wingspan: cm |
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Northern Beardless-TyrannuletThis is the smallest of North America's breeding flycatchers. Upperparts are olive-gray. Proportionally larger-headed and more slender in the torso than similar "Empidonax" flycatchers. Wings show very short primary projection and lack strong wingbars. The crown is slightly darker and often raised to more... Length: 10 cm Wingspan: 18 cm |
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Eastern Phoebe
7 Photographs -
Eastern Wood-Pewee
7 Photographs -
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
7 Photographs -
Gray Flycatcher
6 Photographs -
Gray Kingbird
1 Photograph -
Gray-collared Becard
0 Photographs -
Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Photograph -
Great Kiskadee
8 Photographs -
Greater Pewee
3 Photographs -
Greenish Elaenia
0 Photographs -
Hammond's Flycatcher
12 Photographs -
La Sagra's Flycatcher
2 Photographs -
Least Flycatcher
6 Photographs -
Loggerhead Kingbird
4 Photographs -
Masked Tityra
1 Photograph -
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
8 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas |
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Say's PhoebeSayornis saya |
Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Salt Water |
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Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans |
Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Human-altered Areas |
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Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans |
Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Couch's KingbirdTyrannus couchii |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest |
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Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Fresh Water |
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Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens |
Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum |
Streams and Brooks, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans |
Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
Cuban PeweeContopus caribaeus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Shrubby Slopes, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest |
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Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest |
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Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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La Sagra's FlycatcherMyiarchus sagrae |
Mangroves, Clearcuts |
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Grassland and Scrubland |
Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens |
Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans |
Coastal Cliffs, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica |
Clearcuts, Thickets |
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Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans |
Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Couch's KingbirdTyrannus couchii |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Cuban PeweeContopus caribaeus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Shrubby Slopes, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest |
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Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri |
Chapparal, Clearcuts, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets |
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Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana |
Open Country and Grasslands |
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Gray FlycatcherEmpidonax wrightii |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest |
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Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata |
Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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La Sagra's FlycatcherMyiarchus sagrae |
Mangroves, Clearcuts |
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Nutting's FlycatcherMyiarchus nuttingi |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi |
Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius |
Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Say's PhoebeSayornis saya |
Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains |
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Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Variegated FlycatcherEmpidonomus varius |
Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts |
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Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Forest and Woodlands |
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Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens |
Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum |
Streams and Brooks, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens |
Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Brown-crested FlycatcherMyiarchus tyrannulus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Buff-breasted FlycatcherEmpidonax fulvifrons |
Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica |
Clearcuts, Thickets |
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Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans |
Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Cordilleran FlycatcherEmpidonax occidentalis |
Boreal Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
Couch's KingbirdTyrannus couchii |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Shrubby Slopes, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Cuban PeweeContopus caribaeus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Shrubby Slopes, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest |
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Dusky FlycatcherEmpidonax oberholseri |
Chapparal, Clearcuts, Dry Western Woodlands, Thickets |
Dusky-capped FlycatcherMyiarchus tuberculifer |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Clearcuts, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe |
Eastern Deciduous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens |
Eastern Deciduous Forest, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Gray FlycatcherEmpidonax wrightii |
Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Southeastern Pine-oak Forest |
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Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Southern Wooded Swamps, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Greater PeweeContopus pertinax |
Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Greenish ElaeniaMyiopagis viridicata |
Clearcuts, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Hammond's FlycatcherEmpidonax hammondii |
Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus |
Eastern Deciduous Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Loggerhead KingbirdTyrannus caudifasciatus |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Masked TityraTityra semifasciata |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Northern Beardless-TyrannuletCamptostoma imberbe |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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Olive-sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi |
Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Pacific-slope FlycatcherEmpidonax difficilis |
Western Confierous Forest, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Piratic FlycatcherLegatus leucophaius |
Open Country and Grasslands, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Rose-throated BecardPachyramphus aglaiae |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Say's PhoebeSayornis saya |
Rimrocks and Mesas, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes luteiventris |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Thick-billed KingbirdTyrannus crassirostris |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Mangroves, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Shrubby Slopes, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Tufted FlycatcherMitrephanes phaeocercus |
Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Vermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus |
Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia |
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Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii |
Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets |
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Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris |
Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps |