Tyrant Flycatchers of Peru
248 tyrant flycatchers recorded in Peru on the eBird network and profiled in the Birbs encyclopedia — the full list, with photos, sounds and ID notes, plus what's near you now.
248 tyrant flycatchers have been recorded in Peru on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and carry a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia. Every bird below is a member of this group — the family Tyrannidae. Start with the well-known species, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.
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Tyrant Flycatchers of Peru to know first
Acre Tody-TyrantHemitriccus cohnhafti
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
Amazonian Black TyrantKnipolegus poecilocercus
Amazonian ElaeniaMyiopagis cinerea
Amazonian Scrub FlycatcherSublegatus obscurior
Andean NegritoLessonia oreas
Ash-breasted Tit-TyrantAnairetes alpinus
Ashy-headed TyrannuletTyranniscus cinereiceps
Baird’s FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Black-and-white Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus capitalis
Black-backed Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus pulchellus
Black-backed Water TyrantFluvicola albiventer
Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
Black-capped TyrannuletTyranniscus nigrocapillus
Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatus
Black-fronted Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola frontalis
Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
The full list — 248 tyrant flycatchers of Peru in our library
- Acre Tody-Tyrant
- Alder Flycatcher
- Amazonian Black Tyrant
- Amazonian Elaenia
- Amazonian Scrub Flycatcher
- Andean Negrito
- Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant
- Ashy-headed Tyrannulet
- Baird’s Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher
- Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher
- Black-backed Water Tyrant
- Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant
- Black-capped Tyrannulet
- Black-crested Tit-Tyrant
- Black-fronted Ground Tyrant
- Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
- Blackish Pewee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Bolivian Tyrannulet
- Bran-colored Flycatcher
- Bright-rumped Attila
- Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant
- Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
- Brown-crested Flycatcher
- Brownish Elaenia
- Brownish Twistwing
- Buff-banded Tyrannulet
- Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant
- Cattle Tyrant
- Cinereous Ground Tyrant
- Cinnamon Attila
- Cinnamon Flycatcher
- Cinnamon Neopipo
- Cinnamon-bellied Ground Tyrant
- Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant
- Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
- Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet
- Citron-bellied Attila
- Cliff Flycatcher
- Common Tody-Flycatcher
- Crowned Chat-Tyrant
- D’Orbigny’s Chat-Tyrant
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant
- Double-banded Pygmy Tyrant
- Drab Water Tyrant
- Dusky-capped Flycatcher
- Dusky-chested Flycatcher
- Dusky-tailed Flatbill
- Eastern Kingbird
- Eastern Olivaceous Flatbill
- Eastern Wood Pewee
- Ecuadorian Tyrannulet
- Euler’s Flycatcher
- Flammulated Bamboo Tyrant
- Flavescent Flycatcher
- Foothill Elaenia
- Forest Elaenia
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
- Fulvous-breasted Flatbill
- Fulvous-crowned Scrub Tyrant
- Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant
- Fuscous Flycatcher
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher
- Golden-browed Chat-Tyrant
- Golden-crowned Flycatcher
- Golden-crowned Spadebill
- Golden-faced Tyrannulet
- Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Kiskadee
- Greenish Elaenia
- Grey Monjita
- Grey-and-white Tyrannulet
- Grey-bellied Shrike-Tyrant
- Grey-breasted Flycatcher
- Grey-capped Flycatcher
- Grey-crowned Flatbill
- Grey-headed Elaenia
- Greyish Mourner
- Handsome Flycatcher
- Hazel-fronted Pygmy Tyrant
- Helmeted Pygmy Tyrant
- Highland Elaenia
- Hudson’s Black Tyrant
- Inca Flycatcher
- Jelski’s Black Tyrant
- Jelski’s Chat-Tyrant
- Johannes’s Tody-Tyrant
- Large Elaenia
- Large-headed Flatbill
- Lemon-browed Flycatcher
- Lesser Elaenia
- Lesser Kiskadee
- Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant
- Little Ground Tyrant
- Long-crested Pygmy Tyrant
- Long-tailed Tyrant
- Lulu’s Tody-Flycatcher
- Many-colored Rush Tyrant
- Maranon Tyrannulet
- Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant
- Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant
- Masked Water Tyrant
- McConnell’s Flycatcher
- Mishana Tyrannulet
- Mottle-backed Elaenia
- Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
- Mouse-grey Flycatcher
- Ochraceous Attila
- Ochraceous-breasted Flycatcher
- Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
- Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher
- Ochre-naped Ground Tyrant
- Olive Tufted Flycatcher
- Olive-chested Flycatcher
- Olive-faced Flatbill
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Olive-striped Flycatcher
- Orange-banded Flycatcher
- Orange-crested Flycatcher
- Orange-eyed Flatbill
- Ornate Flycatcher
- Pacific Elaenia
- Pale-edged Flycatcher
- Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
- Peruvian Tyrannulet
- Pied Water Tyrant
- Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Piura Chat-Tyrant
- Plain Inezia
- Plain-crested Elaenia
- Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet
- Puna Ground Tyrant
- Red-billed Tyrannulet
- Red-rumped Bush Tyrant
- Ringed Antpipit
- River Tyrannulet
- Riverside Tyrant
- Roraiman Flycatcher
- Rufescent Flycatcher
- Rufous Casiornis
- Rufous Flycatcher
- Rufous Twistwing
- Rufous-bellied Bush Tyrant
- Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
- Rufous-breasted Flycatcher
- Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
- Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant
- Rufous-naped Ground Tyrant
- Rufous-tailed Flatbill
- Rufous-tailed Tyrant
- Rufous-webbed Bush Tyrant
- Rufous-winged Tyrannulet
- Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher
- Rusty-margined Flycatcher
- Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Sclater’s Tyrannulet
- Sepia-capped Flycatcher
- Short-crested Flycatcher
- Short-tailed Field Tyrant
- Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant
- Sierran Elaenia
- Slaty Elaenia
- Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant
- Slaty-capped Flycatcher
- Slender-footed Tyrannulet
- Small-billed Elaenia
- Smoke-colored Pewee
- Smoky Bush Tyrant
- Snowy-throated Kingbird
- Social Flycatcher
- Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
- Sooty-headed Tyrannulet
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet
- Southern Scrub Flycatcher
- Southern Tropical Pewee
- Spectacled Bristle Tyrant
- Spectacled Tyrant
- Spot-billed Ground Tyrant
- Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
- Straneck’s Tyrannulet
- Streak-necked Flycatcher
- Streak-throated Bush Tyrant
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Stripe-necked Tody-Tyrant
- Subtropical Doradito
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
- Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet
- Sulphury Flycatcher
- Swainson’s Flycatcher
- Taczanowski’s Ground Tyrant
- Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet
- Three-striped Flycatcher
- Torrent Tyrannulet
- Tropical Kingbird
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant
- Tumbes Pewee
- Tumbesian Tyrannulet
- Unadorned Flycatcher
- Unstreaked Tit-Tyrant
- Variegated Bristle Tyrant
- Variegated Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Western Olivaceous Flatbill
- Western Wood Pewee
- White-banded Tyrannulet
- White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant
- White-bellied Tody-Tyrant
- White-browed Chat-Tyrant
- White-browed Ground Tyrant
- White-cheeked Tody-Flycatcher
- White-crested Elaenia
- White-crested Spadebill
- White-crested Tyrannulet
- White-eyed Attila
- White-eyed Tody-Tyrant
- White-fronted Ground Tyrant
- White-fronted Tyrannulet
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant
- White-lored Tyrannulet
- White-rumped Sirystes
- White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant
- White-tailed Tyrannulet
- White-throated Kingbird
- White-throated Spadebill
- White-throated Tyrannulet
- White-winged Black Tyrant
- Wing-barred Piprites
- Yellow Tyrannulet
- Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant
- Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher
- Yellow-browed Tyrant
- Yellow-crowned Elaenia
- Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
- Yellow-margined Flatbill
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Yellow-throated Flycatcher
- Yellow-throated Spadebill
- Yungas Tody-Tyrant
- Yungas Tyrannulet
- Zimmer’s Tody-Tyrant
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- Birds of Peru
- Tanagers & Allies of Peru (188 species)
- Ovenbirds & Woodcreepers of Peru (152 species)
- Hummingbirds of Peru (127 species)
- Antbirds of Peru (117 species)
- Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of Peru (58 species)
- Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Peru (47 species)
- Woodpeckers of Peru (38 species)
- New World Blackbirds & Orioles of Peru (35 species)
- Sandpipers & Allies of Peru (33 species)
- Owls of Peru (31 species)
- Pigeons & Doves of Peru (31 species)
- Cotingas of Peru (30 species)
- Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Peru (29 species)
- New World Sparrows of Peru (29 species)
- Rails, Crakes & Coots of Peru (29 species)
- New World Warblers of Peru (28 species)
- Ducks, Geese & Swans of Peru (26 species)
- Wrens of Peru (26 species)
- Manakins of Peru (24 species)
- Thrushes of Peru (24 species)
- Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of Peru (21 species)
- Nightjars of Peru (21 species)
- Swallows & Martins of Peru (20 species)
- True Finches of Peru (20 species)
- Petrels & Shearwaters of Peru (19 species)
- Toucans of Peru (19 species)
- Cuckoos of Peru (18 species)
Tyrant Flycatchers in other regions
- Tyrant Flycatchers of Brazil (215 species)
- Tyrant Flycatchers of Colombia (208 species)
- Tyrant Flycatchers of Ecuador (202 species)
- Tyrant Flycatchers of Argentina (133 species)
- Tyrant Flycatchers of Costa Rica (80 species)
- Tyrant Flycatchers of Mexico (65 species)
- Tyrant Flycatchers of the United States (47 species)
- Tyrant Flycatchers of Canada (30 species)
Species and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Family grouping follows the IOC World Bird List. Tap any bird for its full profile.
Frequently asked questions
How many tyrant flycatchers are found in Peru?
248 tyrant flycatchers that we profile appear on Peru's eBird-reported checklist. The full A–Z list is on this page; the real total can shift as eBird records are added.
Are all of these tyrant flycatchers really found there?
Yes — each one is on Peru's eBird checklist (reported by birders to the Cornell Lab's eBird), and each of these tyrant flycatchers belongs to the family group named on this page. We don't rank them by abundance, because that varies by season and locale.
Where can I see tyrant flycatchers in Peru right now?
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