Ramphotrigon

Ramphotrigon
Rufous-tailed flatbill (Ramphotrigon ruficauda)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Ramphotrigon G.R. Gray, 1855
Type species
Platyrhynchus ruficauda [1] von Spix, 1825
Species
4, see text.
Synonyms
Rhamphotrygon Sundevall, 1872 (unjustified emendation)

Ramphotrigon is a genus of tyrant flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae.

Species

Established in 1872 by George Robert Gray, it contains four species: ^[2]

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Large-headed flatbill	Ramphotrigon megacephalum	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
	Flammulated flycatcher	Ramphotrigon flammulatum	south and southwest Mexico
	Rufous-tailed flatbill	Ramphotrigon ruficauda	Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
	Dusky-tailed flatbill	Ramphotrigon fuscicauda	Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

The name Ramphotrigon is a combination of the Greek words rhamphos, meaning "bill" and trigonōn, meaning "triangle". ^[3]

References

1. "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Tyrant flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p.  331. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.