#tityridae

[herpsandbirds]

Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni), family Onychorhynchidae, order Passeriformes, endemic to southeastern Brazil

Formerly in the Tityridae, they are now placed in their own family. Before that, they were in the new world flycatcher family Tyrannidae. All 3 families are closely related.

photographs: Claudia Brasiliero, Daniel Alfenas, Alex Mesquita, Pablo Ortega

[best-bird-tournament]

Tityridae family

Which is the best bird?

Cinereous becard

White-naped xenopsaris

Speckled mourner

Andean laniisoma

Black-tailed tityra

Glossy-backed becard

Buff-throated purpletuft

Varzea schiffornis

Voting ended onDec 18, 2025

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Photographer: Math Roy

Royal Flycatcher: Majestic Birds with Beautiful Crowns

The royal flycatcher is the name used for four species of birds belonging to the family of Tityridae. The word ‘Royal’ refers to the fascinating feather display on the crown of the bird’s head, a beautiful cluster of red, yellow, white, blue, or black colors. The royal flycatcher birds use this brilliant colorful plumage to display courtship rituals, after mating, while grooming or fighting with other males over territory.

Photographer: Sean Rowan Laughlin (thewildgingerbeast)

Photographer: Aisse Gaertner (my_little_sensor)

Photographer: Sean Graesser (gourmetbiologist)

[fascinator-birds]

Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni)

© João Sérgio Barros

[fabulous-fuckers]

Amazonian Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus)

© Andrew Snyder

[birds-that-screm]

White-naped Xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha)

© Ezequiel Vivas

[birds-and-flowers]

White-naped Xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha)

© Gustavo Fernandez Pin

[birdstudies]

April 15, 2021 - Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher (Terenotriccus erythrurus)

Found from southeastern Mexico south through Central America to parts of northern and central South America, these small birds live in forests and swamps. Foraging in the middle and upper levels of the forest, they hunt insects from a perch, capturing them in short flights, or sometimes picking them from leaves. Females build hanging pouch-like nests from plant fibers, leaves, and other materials and incubate the eggs alone.