Myiodynastes
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Myiodynastes is a bird
genus
in the family
Tyrannidae. It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
genus
Genus
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in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Tyrannidae. It contains the following species:
- Golden-bellied FlycatcherGolden-bellied FlycatcherThe Golden-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes hemichrysus, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is an endemic resident breeder in Costa Rica and western Panama....
, Myiodynastes hemichrysus - Golden-crowned FlycatcherGolden-crowned FlycatcherThe Golden-crowned Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife...
, Myiodynastes chrysocephalus - Baird's FlycatcherBaird's FlycatcherThe Baird's Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
, Myiodynastes bairdii - Streaked FlycatcherStreaked FlycatcherThe Streaked Flycatcher, Myiodynastes maculatus, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from eastern Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago south to Bolivia and Argentina. The southern subspecies M. m...
, Myiodynastes maculatus - Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherSulphur-bellied FlycatcherThe Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, Myiodynastes luteiventris, is a large Tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southeasternmost Arizona of the United States-, to Costa Rica...
, Myiodynastes luteiventris