Poecilotriccus
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| Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher (P. ruficeps nelanomystax) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Poecilotriccus Berlepsch, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| Todirostrum lenzi[1] = Todirhamphus ruficeps von Berlepsch, 1884
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Poecilotriccus is a genus of small flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae. Except for the recently described Johnson's tody-flycatcher, all have, at one point or another, been included in the genus Todirostrum. Some species have been known as tody-tyrants instead of tody-flycatchers.[2] Most species are found in South America, but a single species, the slate-headed tody-flycatcher, is also found in Central America. The black-chested tyrant may also belong in this genus, but most place it in the monotypic genus Taeniotriccus.
Taxonomy
The genus Poecilotriccus was introduced in 1884 by the German ornithologist Hans von Berlepsch to accommodate a single new species, Poecilotriccus lenzi.[3] This is now considered to be a junior synonym of Todirhamphus ruficeps Kaup, 1852, the rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher and is the type species.[4][5] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek poikilos meaning "pied" or "spotted" with -ouros meaning "-tailed".[6]
Species
The genus contains 12 species:[7]
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Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus ruficeps | Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru |
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Lulu's tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus luluae | northern Peru |
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White-cheeked tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus albifacies | south-eastern Peru |
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Black-and-white tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus capitalis | southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and south-western Brazil |
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Buff-cheeked tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus senex | Brazil |
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Ruddy tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus russatus | Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela |
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Ochre-faced tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. |
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Smoky-fronted tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus fumifrons | Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname |
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Rusty-fronted tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus latirostris | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru |
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Slaty-headed tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus sylvia | Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela |
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Golden-winged tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus calopterus | Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru |
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Black-backed tody-flycatcher | Poecilotriccus pulchellus | Peru |
References
- ^ "Pipromorphidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2008)
- ^ Berlepsch, Hans von (1884). "Untersuchungen über die Vögel der Umgegend von Bucaramanga in Neu-Granada". Journal für Ornithologie (in German). 32 (167 & 168): 273-320 [298].
- ^ Traylor, Melvin A. Jr, ed. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 8. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 76.
- ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Tyrant flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- Walther, B. A. (2004). Genus Poecilotriccus. pp. 329–333 in:del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D. A. eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-69-5
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