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Myiornis
Eared pygmy tyrant (Myiornis auricularis)
Scientific classification Edit this 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
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.

References

  1. ^ Traylor, Melvin A. Jr, ed. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 8. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 71.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2019.