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Genus of birds
Myiotheretes is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. These superficially thrush-like birds are large tyrants (19–24 cm/7.5-9.5 in long) of the Andean highlands. The red-rumped bush tyrant is considered closely related.
Species
The genus contains the following four species:[2]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Streak-throated bush tyrant | Myiotheretes striaticollis | Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. | |
Rufous-bellied bush tyrant | Myiotheretes fuscorufus | eastern Andes of Peru and Bolivia. | |
Santa Marta bush tyrant | Myiotheretes pernix | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Caribbean northern Colombia. | |
Smoky bush tyrant | Myiotheretes fumigatus | northern Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. |
References
- ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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