Ramphotrigon

Ramphotrigon is a genus of tyrant flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae.

Ramphotrigon
Rufous-tailed flatbill (Ramphotrigon ruficauda)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Ramphotrigon
G.R. Gray, 1855
Species

3, see text.

Synonyms

Rhamphotrygon Sundevall, 1872
(unjustified emendation)

Species

Established in 1872 by George Robert Gray, it contains three species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Ramphotrigon megacephalumLarge-headed flatbillArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Ramphotrigon fuscicaudaDusky-tailed flatbillBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Ramphotrigon ruficaudaRufous-tailed flatbillBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela

The name Ramphotrigon is a combination of the Greek words rhamphos, meaning "bill" and trigonōn, meaning "triangle".[2]

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. 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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