Tyrant Flycatchers of Ecuador
202 tyrant flycatchers recorded in Ecuador 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.
202 tyrant flycatchers have been recorded in Ecuador 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 Ecuador to know first
Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
Agile Tit-TyrantUromyias agilis
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
Amazonian Black TyrantKnipolegus poecilocercus
Amazonian ElaeniaMyiopagis cinerea
Amazonian Scrub FlycatcherSublegatus obscurior
Ashy-headed TyrannuletTyranniscus cinereiceps
Baird’s FlycatcherMyiodynastes bairdii
Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans
Black-and-white Tody-FlycatcherPoecilotriccus capitalis
Black-billed Shrike-TyrantAgriornis montanus
Black-capped Pygmy TyrantMyiornis atricapillus
Black-capped TyrannuletTyranniscus nigrocapillus
Black-crested Tit-TyrantAnairetes nigrocristatus
Black-headed Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum nigriceps
Black-throated Tody-TyrantHemitriccus granadensis
Blackish PeweeContopus nigrescens
Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
The full list — 202 tyrant flycatchers of Ecuador in our library
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Agile Tit-Tyrant
- Alder Flycatcher
- Amazonian Black Tyrant
- Amazonian Elaenia
- Amazonian Scrub Flycatcher
- Ashy-headed Tyrannulet
- Baird’s Flycatcher
- Black Phoebe
- Black-and-white Tody-Flycatcher
- Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant
- Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant
- Black-capped Tyrannulet
- Black-crested Tit-Tyrant
- Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher
- Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
- Blackish Pewee
- Boat-billed Flycatcher
- Bran-colored Flycatcher
- Bright-rumped Attila
- Bronze-olive Pygmy Tyrant
- Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
- Brown-capped Tyrannulet
- Brownish Elaenia
- Brownish Twistwing
- Brujo Flycatcher
- Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant
- Cattle Tyrant
- Choco Elaenia
- Choco Sirystes
- Choco Tyrannulet
- Cinnamon Attila
- Cinnamon Flycatcher
- Cinnamon Neopipo
- Cinnamon-breasted Tody-Tyrant
- Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
- Citron-bellied Attila
- Cliff Flycatcher
- Common Tody-Flycatcher
- Coopmans’s Elaenia
- Crowned 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 Wood Pewee
- Ecuadorian Tyrannulet
- Euler’s Flycatcher
- Flavescent Flycatcher
- Foothill Elaenia
- Forest Elaenia
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
- Fulvous-breasted Flatbill
- Fulvous-faced Scrub Tyrant
- Fuscous Flycatcher
- Galapagos Flycatcher
- Golden-bellied Flycatcher
- Golden-crowned Spadebill
- Golden-faced Tyrannulet
- Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Great Kiskadee
- Greenish Elaenia
- Grey Kingbird
- Grey-and-white Tyrannulet
- Grey-breasted Flycatcher
- Grey-capped Flycatcher
- Grey-crowned Flatbill
- Greyish Mourner
- Handsome Flycatcher
- Highland Elaenia
- 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-tailed Tyrant
- Maranon Tyrannulet
- Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant
- Masked Water Tyrant
- Mottle-backed Elaenia
- Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
- Mouse-grey Flycatcher
- Northern Tufted Flycatcher
- Ochraceous Attila
- Ochre-bellied 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
- Pacific Flatbill
- Pale-edged Flycatcher
- Panama Flycatcher
- Paramo Ground Tyrant
- Peruvian Tyrannulet
- Pied Water Tyrant
- Piratic Flycatcher
- Piura Chat-Tyrant
- Plumbeous-crowned Tyrannulet
- Red-billed Tyrannulet
- Red-rumped Bush Tyrant
- Ringed Antpipit
- River Tyrannulet
- Riverside Tyrant
- Roraiman Flycatcher
- Rufous Flycatcher
- Rufous Mourner
- Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
- Rufous-breasted Flycatcher
- Rufous-browed Tyrannulet
- Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
- Rufous-headed Pygmy Tyrant
- Rufous-tailed Flatbill
- Rufous-tailed Tyrant
- Rufous-winged Tyrannulet
- Rusty-fronted Tody-Flycatcher
- Rusty-margined Flycatcher
- Scale-crested Pygmy Tyrant
- 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
- Spectacled Bristle Tyrant
- Spot-billed Ground Tyrant
- Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
- Streak-necked Flycatcher
- Streak-throated Bush Tyrant
- Streaked Flycatcher
- Subtropical Doradito
- Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
- Sulphur-bellied Tyrannulet
- Sulphury Flycatcher
- Swainson’s Flycatcher
- Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet
- Three-striped Flycatcher
- Torrent Tyrannulet
- Tropical Kingbird
- Tufted Tit-Tyrant
- Tumbes Pewee
- Tumbesian Tyrannulet
- Variegated Bristle Tyrant
- Variegated Flycatcher
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Western Olivaceous Flatbill
- Western Wood Pewee
- White-banded Tyrannulet
- White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant
- White-browed Chat-Tyrant
- White-browed Ground Tyrant
- White-crested Elaenia
- White-crested Spadebill
- White-eyed Tody-Tyrant
- White-fronted Tyrannulet
- White-headed Marsh Tyrant
- White-lored Tyrannulet
- White-ringed Flycatcher
- White-rumped Sirystes
- White-tailed Shrike-Tyrant
- White-tailed Tyrannulet
- White-throated Kingbird
- White-throated Spadebill
- White-throated Tyrannulet
- Willow Flycatcher
- Wing-barred Piprites
- Yellow Tyrannulet
- Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant
- Yellow-bellied Elaenia
- Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher
- Yellow-crowned Elaenia
- Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
- Yellow-margined Flatbill
- Yellow-olive Flatbill
- Yellow-throated Flycatcher
- Yellow-throated Spadebill
- Yellow-winged Flatbill
- Zimmer’s Tody-Tyrant
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- Birds of Ecuador
- Tanagers & Allies of Ecuador (177 species)
- Hummingbirds of Ecuador (130 species)
- Ovenbirds & Woodcreepers of Ecuador (105 species)
- Antbirds of Ecuador (94 species)
- Parrots, Cockatoos & Allies of Ecuador (50 species)
- Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Ecuador (46 species)
- Sandpipers & Allies of Ecuador (38 species)
- Gulls, Terns & Skimmers of Ecuador (37 species)
- New World Blackbirds & Orioles of Ecuador (35 species)
- New World Warblers of Ecuador (34 species)
- Woodpeckers of Ecuador (34 species)
- Owls of Ecuador (29 species)
- Pigeons & Doves of Ecuador (29 species)
- Rails, Crakes & Coots of Ecuador (28 species)
- Cotingas of Ecuador (27 species)
- New World Sparrows of Ecuador (26 species)
- Ducks, Geese & Swans of Ecuador (25 species)
- Wrens of Ecuador (25 species)
- Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of Ecuador (22 species)
- Thrushes of Ecuador (22 species)
- True Finches of Ecuador (20 species)
- Cardinals & Grosbeaks of Ecuador (19 species)
- Falcons of Ecuador (19 species)
- Swallows & Martins of Ecuador (19 species)
- Vireos of Ecuador (19 species)
Tyrant Flycatchers in other regions
- Tyrant Flycatchers of Peru (248 species)
- Tyrant Flycatchers of Brazil (215 species)
- Tyrant Flycatchers of Colombia (208 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 Ecuador?
202 tyrant flycatchers that we profile appear on Ecuador'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 Ecuador'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 Ecuador right now?
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