Myiodynastes is a genus of birds in the family Tyrannidae. Created by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1857, the genus contains five species which are collectively referred to as "sulphur-bellied flycatchers"; that name is also given to one of the individual species in the genus.[2] The genus name Myiodynastes is a compound word composed from two Greek words: muia, meaning "fly" and dunastẽs, meaning "ruler".[3]
| Myiodynastes | |
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| Golden-crowned flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Myiodynastes Bonaparte, 1857 |
| Type species | |
| Myiodynastes audax[1] Bonaparte, 1857
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| Species | |
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Myiodynastes bairdii | |
List of species
editThe genus contains five species:[4]
- Golden-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
- Golden-crowned flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus)
- Baird's flycatcher (Myiodynastes bairdii)
- Sulphur-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)
- Streaked flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)
References
edit- ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Myiodynastes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
