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
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

  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 1 July 2019.