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.
| Poecilotriccus | |
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| Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher (P. ruficeps nelanomystax) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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12, see text | |
Taxonomy edit
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 edit
The genus contains 12 species:[7]
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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 | |
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Black-and-white tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus capitalis | southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and south-western Brazil |
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Buff-cheeked tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus senex | Brazil |
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Ruddy tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus russatus | Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela |
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Ochre-faced tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. |
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Smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus fumifrons | Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname |
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Rusty-fronted tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus latirostris | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru |
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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 | |
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Black-backed tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus pulchellus | Peru |
References edit
- ^ "Pipromorphidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2008)
- ^ 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].
- ^ Traylor, Melvin A. Jr, ed. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 8. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 76.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ 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.
- Walther, B. A. (2004). Genus Poecilotriccus. pp. 329–333 in:del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D. A. eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-69-5
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