Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tyrant Flycatchers :: Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana

Described by: Vieillot (1808)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Muscivora tyrannus

Photographs

Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize - Mar, 2005 © Kent Nickell  Tucuman, Argentina - Sep, 2003 © Mark Harper  Roraima, Brazil - Jul, 2001 © Arthur Grosset  Roraima, Brazil - Jul, 2001 © Arthur Grosset  Roraima, Brazil - Jul, 2001 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

C. Central America through topical South America e. of the Andes;
(1) S. Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco and the Yucatan Peninsula) s. along the Caribbean slope to Costa Rica and nc. Panama) to nc. Brazil. Trinidad (Arima).
(2) N. Colombia to nw. Venezuela.
(3) C. Brazil.
(4) Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina)), Ecuador, c. Peru, se. Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay to c. Argentina (Rio Negro s. to Patagonia) and Falkland Is.(?)
Winters in n. and c. South America.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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