Tyrannidae

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Noun

Tyrannidae - New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canadasuperfamily Tyrannidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingssuborder Tyranni, Tyranni - New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewersNew World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, flycatcher - large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the winggenus Tyrannus, Tyrannus - type genus of the Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchersContopus, genus Contopus - peweesgenus Sayornis, Sayornis - phoebesgenus Pyrocephalus, Pyrocephalus - a genus of TyrannidaeCotingidae, family Cotingidae - cotingas; umbrella birdsfamily Pittidae, Pittidae - pittasgenus Muscivora, Muscivora - a genus of Tyrannidae

Tyrannidae

[tə′ran·ə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) The tyrant flycatchers, a family of passeriform birds in the suborder Tyranni confined to the Americas.

Tyrannidae

(tyrant flycatchers), a family of birds of the order Passeriformes. The length is 7.6–40 cm. The bill, which usually is flattened, has bristles at the base and, sometimes, a hook at the tip. The wings are short and broad, or they are elongated and pointed. The coloration is most commonly gray, brown, or greenish. Individuals with white, yellow, or red plumage are infrequently encountered.

There are 365 species of tyrant flycatchers, distributed in the Americas (except the extreme north) and on the Galápagos and Falkland islands. Many species are migratory. Most tyrant flycatchers are arboreal, although some species remain on the ground. The birds build various kinds of nests. Some nest in tree hollows, and others in holes in the ground. The nests may be open or closed; some are hanging. A clutch contains two to six eggs, which are incubated by the female for 12 to 19 days. The diet consists of insects and berries and, in some species, small vertebrates.

Tyrannidae

noun

Synonyms for Tyrannidae

noun New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canada

Synonyms

superfamily Tyrannidae

Related Words

bird family
suborder Tyranni
Tyranni
New World flycatcher
tyrant bird
tyrant flycatcher
flycatcher
genus Tyrannus
Tyrannus
Contopus
genus Contopus
genus Sayornis
Sayornis
genus Pyrocephalus
Pyrocephalus
Cotingidae
family Cotingidae
family Pittidae
Pittidae
genus Muscivora
Muscivora