Poecilotriccus
Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher
(P. ruficeps nelanomystax)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Poecilotriccus
Berlepsch, 1884
Type species
Todirostrum lenzi[1] = Todirhamphus ruficeps
von Berlepsch, 1884
Species

12, see text

Poecilotriccus is a genus of small flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae. Except for the recently described Johnson's tody-flycatcher, all have, at one point or another, been included in the genus Todirostrum. Some species have been known as tody-tyrants instead of tody-flycatchers.[2] Most species are found in South America, but a single species, the slate-headed tody-flycatcher, is also found in Central America. The black-chested tyrant may also belong in this genus, but most place it in the monotypic genus Taeniotriccus.

Taxonomy

The genus Poecilotriccus was introduced in 1884 by the German ornithologist Hans von Berlepsch to accommodate a single new species, Poecilotriccus lenzi.[3] This is now considered to be a junior synonym of Todirhamphus ruficeps Kaup, 1852, the rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher and is the type species.[4][5] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek poikilos meaning "pied" or "spotted" with -ouros meaning "-tailed".[6]

Species

The genus contains 12 species:[7]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus ruficeps Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru
Lulu's tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus luluae northern Peru
White-cheeked tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus albifacies south-eastern Peru
Black-and-white tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus capitalis southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and south-western Brazil
Buff-cheeked tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus senex Brazil
Ruddy tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus russatus Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela
Ochre-faced tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus fumifrons Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname
Rusty-fronted tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus latirostris Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Slaty-headed tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus sylvia Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela
Golden-winged tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus calopterus Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Black-backed tody-flycatcher Poecilotriccus pulchellus Peru

References

  1. ^ "Pipromorphidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2008)
  3. ^ Berlepsch, Hans von (1884). "Untersuchungen über die Vögel der Umgegend von Bucaramanga in Neu-Granada". Journal für Ornithologie (in German). 32 (167 & 168): 273-320 [298].
  4. ^ Traylor, Melvin A. Jr, ed. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 8. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 76.
  5. ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
  6. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  7. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Tyrant flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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