Myiopagis
Jamaican elaenia (Myiopagis cotta)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiopagis
Salvin & Godman, 1888
Type species
Elainea placens[1]
Sclater, 1859

Myiopagis is a genus of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. These species are closely related to the genus Elaenia but are generally smaller.

The genus contains the following 9 species:[2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Myiopagis canicepsGray-headed elaeniafrom southeast Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina
Myiopagis parambaeChoco elaeniafrom eastern Panama to northwestern Ecuador
Myiopagis cinereaAmazonian elaeniaAmazonia from eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela, to eastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru, and northwestern Brazil
Myiopagis cottaJamaican elaeniaJamaica
Myiopagis flavivertexYellow-crowned elaeniaColombia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador and Peru.
Myiopagis gaimardiiForest elaeniafrom Panama through Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to Bolivia and Brazil.
Myiopagis olallaiFoothill elaeniaEcuador and Peru.
Myiopagis subplacensPacific elaeniaEcuador and Peru.
Myiopagis viridicataGreenish elaeniaArgentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela.

References

  1. "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.


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