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title: "Swainson's Flycatcher"
description: "Myiarchus swainsoni — Birds. Swainson's flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/swainson-s-flycatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Swainson's Flycatcher

> Myiarchus swainsoni — Birds. Swainson's flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Myiarchus swainsoni*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1393
- Wikidata: [Q1262874](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1262874)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16029](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16029)

## Names

- en: Swainson's Flycatcher
- de: Swainsontyrann
- es: Burlisto pico canela
- fr: Tyran de Swainson
- nl: Swainsons tiran
- pt: Irré
- pl: Muchołap zmienny

## Countries with the most observations

AR (691), BR (238), UY (55), BO (15), PY (10), CO (5), PE (3)

## Summary

Swainson's flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and French Guiana and as a vagrant to Aruba and Trinidad.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swainson%27s_flycatcher

## Photo

![Swainson's Flycatcher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/swainson-s-flycatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/388087653

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/swainson-s-flycatcher?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).