Myiotheretes

Genus of birds

Myiotheretes
Streak-throated bush tyrant
(Myiotheretes striaticollis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiotheretes
Reichenbach, 1850
Type species
Tyrannus rufiventris[1]
d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837

Myiotheretes is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. These superficially thrush-like birds are large tyrants (19–24 cm/7.5-9.5 in long) of the Andean highlands. The red-rumped bush tyrant is considered closely related.

Species

The genus contains the following four species:[2]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Streak-throated bush tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Rufous-bellied bush tyrant Myiotheretes fuscorufus eastern Andes of Peru and Bolivia.
Santa Marta bush tyrant Myiotheretes pernix Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Caribbean northern Colombia.
Smoky bush tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatus northern Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

References

  1. ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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Taxon identifiers
Myiotheretes


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