Biology:Ramphotrigon
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Ramphotrigon | |
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| Rufous-tailed flatbill (Ramphotrigon ruficauda) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Ramphotrigon G.R. Gray, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Platyrhynchus ruficauda[1] von Spix, 1825
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| Synonyms | |
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Rhamphotrygon Sundevall, 1872 | |
Ramphotrigon is a genus of tyrant flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae.
Species
Established in 1872 by George Robert Gray, it contains four species:[2]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Large-headed flatbill | Ramphotrigon megacephalum | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. |
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Flammulated flycatcher | Ramphotrigon flammulatum | south and southwest Mexico |
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Rufous-tailed flatbill | Ramphotrigon ruficauda | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela |
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Dusky-tailed flatbill | Ramphotrigon fuscicauda | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. |
The name Ramphotrigon is a combination of the Greek words rhamphos, meaning "bill" and trigonōn, meaning "triangle".[3]
References
- ↑ "Tyrannidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=107.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2021). "Tyrant flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/flycatchers/. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 331. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
Wikidata ☰ Q379403 entry
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