Mecocerculus
Genus of birds
| Mecocerculus | |
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| White-throated tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Mecocerculus P.L. Sclater, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Tyrannula setophagoides[1] Bonaparte, 1845 | |
Mecocerculus is a genus of birds in the large tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
It contains the following 6 species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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 | Mecocerculus leucophrys | White-throated tyrannulet | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
 | Mecocerculus poecilocercus | White-tailed tyrannulet | Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru |
 | Mecocerculus hellmayri | Buff-banded tyrannulet | Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru |
 | Mecocerculus calopterus | Rufous-winged tyrannulet | Ecuador and Peru |
 | Mecocerculus minor | Sulphur-bellied tyrannulet | Colombia, Ecuador and Peru |
 | Mecocerculus stictopterus | White-banded tyrannulet | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela |
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Genera of passerines and their extinct allies
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Clade: Psittacopasseres
- Order: Passeriformes
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