page_title: List of birds of Oregon
section_title: Tyrant flycatchers
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Oregon / Tyrant flycatchers
caption_attribution_description: English: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher public domain from USFWS
context_page_description: This list of Oregon birds lists wild bird species found in the U.S. state of Oregon and accepted by the Oregon Bird Records Committee. As of May 2020, there are 542 species on the list. Of them, 158 are on the review list. Nine species were introduced to Oregon or elsewhere in North America; one of them and two others have been extirpated from the state.
  Bird counts often change depending on factors such as the number and training of the observers, as well as opinions about what constitutes an officially recognized subspecies. Though northern climes typically do not support as many species as southerly locations, Oregon is fifth in bird species diversity in the United States, behind Florida, New Mexico, Texas and California. This amount of diversity is attributable to Oregon's numerous distinctive ecoregions and relatively mild winter weather, which make it an important wintering ground for migratory bird species, especially waterfowl, on the Pacific Flyway.
  Another result of the state's varying ecology is the 120 Important Bird Areas, such as the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, that are recognized as important conservation sites for birds.
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tyrannidae
  Tyrant flycatchers are Passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.
  Dusky-capped flycatcher, Myiarchus tuberculifer (R)
  Ash-throated flycatcher, Myiarchus cinerascens
  Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus (R)
  Tropical kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus
  Cassin's kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans (R)
  Western kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis
  Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
  Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus (R)
  Olive-sided flycatcher, Contopus cooperi
  Western wood-pewee, Contopus sordidulus
  Eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virens (R)
  Alder flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum (R)
  Willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii
  Least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus
  Hammond's flycatcher, Empidonax hammondii
  Gray flycatcher, Empidonax wrightii
  Dusky flycatcher, Empidonax oberholseri
  Pacific-slope flycatcher, Empidonax difficilis
  Cordilleran flycatcher, Empidonax occidentalis
  Black phoebe, Sayornis nigricans
  Eastern phoebe, Sayornis phoebe (R)
  Say's phoebe, Sayornis saya
  Vermilion flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus (R)
caption: Scissor-tailed flycatcher
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