Ramphotrigon

Ramphotrigon
Rufous-tailed flatbill (Ramphotrigon ruficauda)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus:
G.R. Gray, 1855
Type species
Platyrhynchus ruficauda[1]
von Spix, 1825
Species

4, see text.

Synonyms

Rhamphotrygon Sundevall, 1872
(unjustified emendation)

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
Large-headed flatbill Ramphotrigon megacephalum Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Flammulated flycatcher Ramphotrigon flammulatum south and southwest Mexico
Rufous-tailed flatbill Ramphotrigon ruficauda Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
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

  1. ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Tyrant flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 331. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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