page_title: List of birds of Puerto Rico
section_title: Tyrant flycatchers
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Puerto Rico / Tyrant flycatchers
caption_attribution_description: Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin, 1788) English: at Palm Tree House, Woodford Hill, Dominica, W.I.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in the archipelago of Puerto Rico which consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities off the east coast, three uninhabited islands off the west coast and more than 125 smaller cays and islands.
  The avifauna of Puerto Rico included a total of 377 species as of December 2019, according to Bird Checklists of the World. Of them, 198 are accidental, one has been extirpated, and one is believed to be extinct. Seventeen species are endemic. Non-native species are common; 40 listed here were introduced by humans. Individuals of many other species are flying free, presumably after escaping or being released from captivity. For example, a 2018 study on introduced Psittacidae on the island found at least 46 species present, of which 24% are only found in the pet trade, 48% have been observed in the wild, and 28% are established and know to have bred or are currently breeding. Around 120 species breed in Puerto Rico while the majority of the others overwinter in the archipelago.
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.
  Caribbean elaenia, Elaenia martinica
  Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus (A)
  Puerto Rican flycatcher, Myiarchus antillarum (E)
  Western kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis (A)
  Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus (A)
  Gray kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis
  Loggerhead kingbird, Tyrannus caudifasciatus
  Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus (A)
  Fork-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus savana (A)
  Eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virens (A)
  Hispaniolan pewee, Contopus hispaniolensis (A)
  Lesser Antillean pewee, Contopus latirostris
  Acadian flycatcher, Empidonax virescens (A)
  Willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii (A)
caption: Gray kingbird, known as pitirre, an onomatopoeic name which describes the species' call.
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