| Poecilotriccus | |
|---|---|
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| Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher (P. ruficeps) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Poecilotriccus Berlepsch, 1884 |
| Species | |
| 12, see text | |
Poecilotriccus is a genus of small flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae. Except for the recently described Johnson's tody-flycatcher, all have, at one point or another, been included in the genus Todirostrum. Some species have been known as tody-tyrants instead of tody-flycatchers.[1] Most species are found in South America, but a single species, the slate-headed tody-flycatcher, is also found in Central America. The black-chested tyrant may also belong in this genus, but most place it in the monotypic genus Taeniotriccus.
Species
The genus contains 12 species:[2]
- Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus ruficeps
- Lulu's tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus luluae
- White-cheeked tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus albifacies
- Black-and-white tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus capitalis
- Buff-cheeked tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus senex
- Ruddy tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus russatus
- Ochre-faced tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps
- Smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus fumifrons
- Rusty-fronted tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus latirostris
- Slaty-headed tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus sylvia
- Golden-winged tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus calopterus
- Black-backed tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus pulchellus
References
- ^ Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2008)
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- Walther, B. A. (2004). Genus Poecilotriccus. pp. 329–333 in:del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D. A. eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-69-5