| Tyranniscus | |
|---|---|
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| Black-capped tyrannulet (Tyranniscus nigrocapillus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Tyranniscus Cabanis and Heine, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Tyrannulus nigricapillus Black-capped tyrannulet Lafresnaye, 1845 | |
Tyranniscus is a genus of small passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. The genus contains three species.
The genus Tyranniscus was introduced in 1860 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine to accommodate a single species, Tyrannulus nigricapillus, the black-capped tyrannulet, that had first been formally described in 1845 by French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye. [1] [2] The genus name is a diminutive of the Ancient Greek τυραννος/turannos meaning "tyrant". [3]
The genus contains three species: [4]
These species were formerly placed in the genus Phyllomyias . A large molecular phylogenetic study by Michael Harvey and collaborators published in 2020 found that the genus Phyllomyias was paraphyletic. As part of the reorganization to create monotypic genera, the genus Tyranniscus was resurrected to contain the above three species. [4] [5]
Thlypopsis is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.
Cistothorus is a genus of small passerine birds in the family Troglodytidae.
Coracina is a large genus of birds in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae.
Hemitriccus is a genus of small South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. They are commonly known as tody-tyrants or bamboo tyrants, but the former name is also shared with several members of the genus Poecilotriccus. Several species from the genus Hemitriccus are very similar, and consequently best separated by their voice.
The firefinches form a genus, Lagonosticta, of small seed-eating African birds in the family Estrildidae.
Myrmoborus is a genus of passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae.
Percnostola is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the family Thamnophilidae.
The rough-legged tyrannulet is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Phyllomyias is a genus of small birds in the tyrant-flycatcher family Tyrannidae. They are found in wooded habitats of Central and South America. Some species are among the commonest birds in their range, while other are rare and threatened. They have a short, stubby bill, are greenish above, yellowish or whitish below, and all except the sooty-headed tyrannulet have pale wing-bars or edging. They feed on small arthropods and fruits. Most species regularly take part in mixed species flocks.
The ashy-headed tyrannulet is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The black-capped tyrannulet is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Phylloscartes is a genus of small birds in the family Tyrannidae. They are found in wooded habitats of Central and South America. They mainly feed on small arthropods, and most commonly take part in mixed species flocks. The mottled-cheeked tyrannulet is among the commonest birds in its range, but several other species are rare and threatened. Their plumage is predominantly green, yellow, white and grey, and many have contrasting facial patterns and wing-bars. They have thin, pointed bills, and relatively long tails. Most frequently cock their tail, perch relatively horizontally and are very active.
The Serra do Mar bristle tyrant is a small species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Phylloscartes and known in English as the Serra do Mar tyrannulet. It is endemic to humid montane forest in the Serra do Mar in south-eastern Brazil. More likely confused with the short-tailed and pale-eyed hangnest tody-tyrant, its bright olive-green upperparts contrast strongly with the grey underparts. It is generally uncommon and threatened by habitat loss.
The São Paulo bristle tyrant is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Phylloscartes and known in English as the São Paulo tyrannulet. It is found in the southern Atlantic Forest region of South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Terenura is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae.
Uraeginthus is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pogonotriccus is a genus of small passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. They are found in wooded habitats of Central and South America.
Machlolophus is a genus of birds in the tit family. The species were formerly placed with many others in the genus Parus but were moved to Machlolophus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 that showed that the members formed a distinct clade.
Dendrocoptes is a genus of woodpeckers in the native to Eurasia.
Acrochordopus is a genus of small passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. The genus contains two species.
