tyrant flycatcher

English

Rufous-headed pygmy tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps)

Etymology

The English name corresponds to translingual Tyrannidae, the taxonomic name. Tyrant flycatchers are so named because of the aggressive behavior of kingbirds (of genus Tyrannus, the type genus of the Tyrannidae) when defending their breeding territory.

Noun

tyrant flycatcher (plural tyrant flycatchers)

1. Any of a group of passerine birds, of family Tyrannidae, that inhabit the Americas.

Translations

group of birds

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 霸鶲 / 霸鹟 (bàwēng)

• Dutch: tiran (nl) m
• Finnish: tyranni (fi)
• Japanese: 太蘭鳥 (たいらんちょう, tairanchō)
• Spanish: atrapamoscas (es) m