About Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Overview

The Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura are a family of birds (Latin: Tyrannidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 106 genera and 444 species. Its members are primarily distributed across South America, Middle America, the Nearctic. Notable genera include Elaenia, Myiarchus, Hemitriccus. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 106 genera and 444 species.

Distribution

Primarily across South America, Middle America, the Nearctic.