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title: "Kurzschopftyrann"
description: "Myiarchus ferox — Vögel. The short-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/short-crested-flycatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kurzschopftyrann

> Myiarchus ferox — Vögel. The short-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

- Scientific name: *Myiarchus ferox*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2486
- Wikidata: [Q221422](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q221422)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16006](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16006)

## Names

- en: Short-crested Flycatcher
- de: Kurzschopftyrann
- es: Burlisto pico negro
- fr: Tyran féroce
- pt: Maria-cavaleira
- pl: Muchołap czarnodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

BR (699), AR (100), PE (54), CO (43), GF (41), EC (38), BO (30), PY (18), UY (12), GY (10), SR (4)

## Summary

The short-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-crested_flycatcher

## Photo

![Kurzschopftyrann](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/short-crested-flycatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115512302

## Machine access

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