Biology:Casiornis

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Short description: Genus of birds

Casiornis
Casiornis rufus -Piraju, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8.jpg
Rufous casiornis (Casiornis rufus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Casiornis
Des Murs, 1856
Type species
Casiornis typus[1]
Des Murs, 1856

Casiornis is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

The genus contains the following two species:[2]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Casiornis rufus -Piraju, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8.jpg Rufous casiornis Casiornis rufus Argentina, Bolivia, mid-central Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Uruguay
Casiornis fuscus - Sergipe, Brazil.jpg Ash-throated casiornis Casiornis fuscus northeastern Brazil.

References

  1. "Tyrannidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=107. 
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/flycatchers/. Retrieved 1 July 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q507865 entry