Biology:Myiornis
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Short description: Genus of birds
Myiornis | |
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Eared pygmy tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Myiornis Bertoni, AW, 1901 |
Species | |
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Myiornis is a bird genus in the family Tyrannidae. Discounting the hummingbirds, they are some of the smallest birds in the world.
The genus contains four species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Myiornis albiventris | White-bellied pygmy tyrant | Bolivia and Peru |
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Myiornis auricularis | Eared pygmy tyrant | Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. |
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Myiornis atricapillus | Black-capped pygmy tyrant | Costa Rica to north-western Ecuador. |
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Myiornis ecaudatus | Short-tailed pygmy tyrant | Amazon in northern and central South America. |
References
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2587436 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myiornis.
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