Myiodynastes

Myiodynastes
Golden-crowned flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Myiodynastes Bonaparte, 1857
Type species
Myiodynastes audax [1] Bonaparte, 1857
Species
Myiodynastes bairdii Myiodynastes chrysocephalus Myiodynastes hemichrysus Myiodynastes luteiventris Myiodynastes maculatus

Myiodynastes is a genus of birds in the family Tyrannidae. Created by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1857, the genus contains five species which are collectively referred to as "sulphur-bellied flycatchers"; that name is also given to one of the individual species in the genus. ^[2] The genus name Myiodynastes is a compound word composed from two Greek words: muia, meaning "fly" and dunastẽs, meaning "ruler". ^[3]

List of species

The genus contains five species: ^[4]

• Golden-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes hemichrysus)
• Golden-crowned flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus)
• Baird's flycatcher (Myiodynastes bairdii)
• Sulphur-bellied flycatcher (Myiodynastes luteiventris)
• Streaked flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)

References

1. "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. "ITIS Report: Myiodynastes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 3 August 2014.
3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p.  263. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.
4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.