Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Tyrannus

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus savana

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Tyrannus savana circumdatus

lower Amazonian Brazil (west to Manaus area)
Tyrannus savana monachus

southern Mexico (Veracruz) to Colombia, the Guianas, and northern Brazil (Roraima, lower Rio Negro, and perhaps Amapá)
Tyrannus savana sanctaemartae

Caribbean coast of northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela (Guajira Peninsula)
Tyrannus savana savana

breeds in central and southern South America (eastern Bolivia and southern Brazil southward to central Argentina); southern populations migratory, wintering in northern South America, including Trinidad and Tobago

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.