Biology:Rhynchocyclus

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Short description: Genus of birds

Rhynchocyclus
Rhynchocyclus olivaceus.jpg
Western olivaceous flatbill
(R. aequinoctialis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Rhynchocyclus
Cabanis & Heine, 1860
Type species
Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
Species

5, see text

Synonyms

Cyclorhynchus Sundevall, 1836
(non Kaup, 1829: preoccupied)

Rhynchocyclus is a genus of tyrant flycatchers. Established by Jean Cabanis in 1836.

Species

It contains five species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
166 6794eyeringedflatbill.jpg Rhynchocyclus brevirostris Eye-ringed flatbill Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama, with a slight incursion into Colombia
Rhynchocyclus pacificus - Pacific Flatbill (cropped).jpg Rhynchocyclus pacificus Pacific flatbill Colombia and Ecuador.
Rhynchocyclus olivaceus Picoplano oliváceo Olivaceous flatbill (12226833734).jpg Rhynchocyclus olivaceus Eastern olivaceous flatbill Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Rhynchocyclus olivaceus.jpg Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialis Western olivaceous flatbill Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus - Fulvous-breasted Flatbill - 3.jpg Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus Fulvous-breasted flatbill Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

The name Rhynchocyclus is a combination of the Greek words rhunkhos, meaning "bill" and kuklos, meaning "circle" or "shield".[2]

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/flycatchers/. Retrieved 29 June 2019. 
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 335. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling. 

Wikidata ☰ Q924903 entry