| Fluvicola | |
|---|---|
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| Masked water tyrant Fluvicola nengeta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Fluvicola Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Fluvicola nengeta | |
Fluvicola is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
The genus was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1827.[1] He designated the type species as the masked water tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) in 1831.[2][3] The genus name is derived from a combination of Latin fluvius meaning "river" and -cola meaning "dweller".[4]
Species
The genus contains the following three species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_(14604975354).jpg')) | Fluvicola pica | Pied water tyrant | from Panama and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina. |
.jpg')) | Fluvicola albiventer | Black-backed water tyrant | central and northeastern Brazil and south through Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and Uruguay; also eastern Peru |
) | Fluvicola nengeta | Masked water tyrant | eastern and southeastern Brazil, western Ecuador, and coastal border regions of northwest Peru |
References
- ^ Swainson, William John (1827). "On several groups and forms in ornithology, not hitherto defined". Zoological Journal. 3: 158–175 [172].
- ^ Swainson, William John (1831). Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals. Series 2. Volume 2. London: Baldwin, Cradock. Plate 46 text.
- ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 162. 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.