Rhynchocyclus

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

Rhynchocyclus
Western olivaceous flatbill
(R. aequinoctialis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Rhynchocyclus
Cabanis & Heine, 1859
Type species
Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
Species

5, see text

Synonyms

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

Species

It contains five 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 olivaceusEastern olivaceous flatbillBrazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Rhynchocyclus aequinoctialisWestern olivaceous flatbillBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, 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]

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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