Megarynchus

Megarynchus is a genus of bird in the family Tyrannidae (the tyrant flycatchers). It is currently considered to be a monotypic genus.[1]

Megarhynchus
Megarynchus pitangua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Megarynchus
Thunberg, 1824
Synonyms
  • Platyrhynchus

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Megarynchus:

References

  1. "Tyrant flycatchers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  2. "Myiagra albiventris - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.


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