Rhynchocyclus

Rhynchocyclus is a genus of tyrant flycatchers. Established by Jean Cabanis in 1836.

Rhynchocyclus
Olivaceous flatbill
(R. olivaceus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Rhynchocyclus
Cabanis & Heine, 1859
Type species
Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
Species

4, see text

Synonyms

Cyclorhynchus Sundevall, 1836
(non Kaup, 1829: preoccupied)

Species

It contains four species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Rhynchocyclus brevirostrisEye-ringed flatbillBelize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama, with a slight incursion into Colombia
Rhynchocyclus pacificusPacific flatbillColombia and Ecuador.
Rhynchocyclus olivaceusOlivaceous flatbillBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Rhynchocyclus fulvipectusFulvous-breasted flatbillBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

The name Rhynchocyclus is a combination of the Greek words rhunkhos, meaning "bill" and kuklos, meaning "circle" or "shield".[2]

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References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 335. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


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