Myiotheretes is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. These superficially thrush-like birds are large tyrants (19–24 cm/7.5-9.5 in long) of the Andean highlands. The red-rumped bush tyrant is considered closely related.
| Myiotheretes | |
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| Streak-throated bush tyrant (Myiotheretes striaticollis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Myiotheretes Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Tyrannus rufiventris[1] d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
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Species
editThe genus contains the following four species:[2]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Streak-throated bush tyrant | Myiotheretes striaticollis | Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
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Rufous-bellied bush tyrant | Myiotheretes fuscorufus | eastern Andes of Peru and Bolivia. |
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Santa Marta bush tyrant | Myiotheretes pernix | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Caribbean northern Colombia. |
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Smoky bush tyrant | Myiotheretes fumigatus | northern Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. |
References
edit- ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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