Polystictus
Bearded tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Polystictus
Reichenbach, 1850
Type species
Platyrhynchus minimus[1]
Gould, 1839

Polystictus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae commonly known as tachuris.

The genus contains the following two species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Polystictus pectoralis Bearded tachuri Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Polystictus superciliaris Grey-backed tachuri Brazil.

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 27 June 2019.
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