This is a list of the Tyranninae species that occur in the semiarid interior of Ceará, according to the available literature (see references below). The names of the species that I have not (yet?) seen in the study areas, are printed in bold.

Casiornis fusca F, HBW, O, R/T
Empidonomus varius F, HBW, O, R/T
Megarhynchus pitangua F, HBW, O, R/T
Myiarchus tyrannulus F, HBW, O, R/T
Myiarchus ferox HBW, R/T
(*)Myiarchus swainsoni F, HBW, O, R/T
Myiodynastes maculatus F, HBW, O, R/T
Myiozetetes similis F, HBW, O, R/T
Pitangus sulphuratus F, HBW, O, R/T
Tyrannus albogularis F, O
Tyrannus melancholicus F, HBW, O, R/T


(*) Voice recordings suggest that we have Myiarchus swainsoni in Res. Ecol. Mãe-da-Lua; to be confirmed.


References:

F Farias et al. 2005
HBW HBW Vol 9. 2004
O Olmos et al. 2005
R/T Ridgely and Tudor 1994