Myiornis
Genus of birds
Myiornis | |
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Eared pygmy tyrant (Myiornis auricularis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Myiornis Bertoni, AW, 1901 |
Type species | |
Euscarthmus minutus Bertoni, AW, 1901 = Platyrhynchos auricularis Vieillot, 1818[1] | |
Species | |
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Myiornis is a bird genus in the family Tyrannidae. Discounting the hummingbirds, they are some of the smallest birds in the world.
The genus contains four species:[2]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | Myiornis albiventris | White-bellied pygmy tyrant | Bolivia and Peru |
![]() | Myiornis auricularis | Eared pygmy tyrant | Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. |
![]() | Myiornis atricapillus | Black-capped pygmy tyrant | Costa Rica to north-western Ecuador. |
![]() | Myiornis ecaudatus | Short-tailed pygmy tyrant | Amazon in northern and central South America. |
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Genera of passerines and their extinct allies
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Clade: Psittacopasseres
- Order: Passeriformes
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