The two major divisions of
flycatchers are Old World in the family Muscicapidae and New World in the family Tyrannidae of Tyrant Flycatchers. This is the largest family of birds in the world consisting of 37 genera and 400 species. The 37 genera and the species with photos are as follows:

Genus Agriornis - shrike-tyrants (5 species)
Genus Alectrurus (2 species)
Genus Anairetes - tit-tyrants (8 species)
Genus Aphanotriccus (2 species)
• Tawny-chested Flycatcher Aphanotriccus capitalis
Genus Arundinicola - White-headed Marsh-tyrant
Genus Attila - attilas (7-8 species)
- Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Genus Camptostoma (2 species)
• Southern Beardless Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Genus Capsiempis - Yellow Tyrannulet
Kauai Elepaio Chasiempis sandwichensis sclaeri
Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola
Genus Casiornis (2 species)
Genus Cnemarchus - Red-rumped Bush-tyrant
Genus Cnemotriccus - Fuscous Flycatcher
Genus Cnipodectes (2 species)
Genus Colonia - Long-tailed Tyrant
Genus Colorhamphus - Patagonian Tyrant
Genus Conopias (4 species)
• White-ringed Flycatcher Conopias albovittatus
Genus Contopus - pewees (14 species)
Genus Corythopis - antpipits (2 species)
Genus Culicivora - Sharp-tailed Grass-Tyrant
Genus Deltarhynchus - Flammulated Flycatcher
Genus Elaenia (18 species) Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
Genus Empidonas 15 species)
• Black-Capped Flycatcher
Empidonax atriceps
Grey Flycatcher Empidonas wrightii
• Pacific-slope flycatcher Empidomas difficilis
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
Genus Empidonomus - Variegated Flycatcher
Genus Euscarthmus (2 species)
Genus Fluvicola - typical water-tyrants (3 species)
Genus Griseotyrannus - Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
Genus Gubernetes - Streamer-tailed Tyrant
Genus Hemitriccus - typical tody-tyrants (20 species)
Genus Hirundinea - Cliff Flycatcher and Swallow Flycatcher
Genus Hymenops - Spectacled Tyrant
Genus Inezia (4 species)
Genus Knipolegus - black-tyrants (11 species)
Genus Lathrotriccus (2 species)
Genus Legatus - Piratic Flycatcher
Genus Leptopogon (4 species)
Genus Lessonia (2 species)
Genus Lophotriccus (5 species)
Genus Machetornis - Cattle Tyrant
Genus Mecocerculus (6 species)
Genus Megarynchus - Boat-billed Flycatcher
Genus Mionectes (5 species)
Genus Mitrephanes (2 species)
Tufted Flycatcher, Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Genus Muscigralla - Short-tailed Field-tyrant
Genus Muscipipra - Shear-tailed Gray Tyrant
Genus Muscisaxicola - ground-tyrants (13 species)
Genus Myiarchus (22 species)
Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
• Dusty-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer
Galapagos Flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris
Panama Flycatcher Myiarchus panamensis
Genus Myiobius (5 species)
Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius
Genus Myiodynastes (5 species)
Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
Genus Myiopagis (7 species)
Genus Myiophobus (9 species)
Genus Myiornis (4 species)
Genus Myiotheretes (4 species)
Genus Myiotriccus - Ornate Flycatcher
Genus Myiozetetes (4-5 species)
• Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Genus Neopipo - Cinnamon Tyrant
Genus Neoxolmis - Chocolate-vented Tyrant
Genus Nesotriccus - Cocos Island Flycatcher
Genus Ochthoeca (9 species)
Genus Ochthornis - Drab Water-tyrant
Genus Oncostoma (2 species)
Genus Onychorhynchus - Royal Flycatchers (1-4 species,
Genus Ornithion (3 species)
Genus Phaeomyias - Mouse-colored Tyrannulet
Genus Phelpsia - White-bearded Flycatcher
Genus Phyllomyias (14 species)
Genus Phylloscartes (23 species)
Genus Pitangus - kiskadees (2 species, includes Philohydor)
Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Genus Platyrinchus - spadebills (7 species)
Genus Poecilotriccus (12 species)
Genus Polioxolmis - Rufous-webbed Tyrant
Genus Polystictus (2 species)
Genus Pseudelaenia - Gray-and-white Tyrannulet
Genus Pseudocolopteryx (4 species)
Genus Pseudotriccus (3 species)
Genus Pyrocephalus
• Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Genus Pyrrhomyias - Cinnamon Flycatcher
Genus Ramphotrigon (3 species)
Genus Rhynchocyclus (4 species)
Genus Rhytipterna (3 species)
Genus Satrapa - Yellow-browed Tyrant
Genus Sayornis - phoebes (3 species)
Genus Serpophaga (5 species)
Genus Sirystes - Sirystes
Genus Stigmatura (2 species)
Genus Sublegatus (3 species)
Genus Suiriri (2 species)
Genus Tachuris - Many-colored Rush-tyrant
• Many colored Rush Tyrant
Tachuris rubrigastra
Genus Taeniotriccus - Black-chested Tyrant
Genus Terenotriccus - Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Genus Todirostrum - typical tody-flycatchers (7 species)
• Common Tody Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Genus Tolmomyias (5 species)
Genus Tumbezia - Tumbes Tyrant
Genus Tyrannopsis - Sulphury Flycatcher
Genus Tyrannulus - Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Genus Tyrannus - kingbirds (13 species)
Genus Xenotriccus (2 species)
Genus Xolmis (8 species, including Heteroxolmis)
Genus Zimmerius (10 species)
• Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea