Euscarthmus

Euscarthmus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

Euscarthmus
Tawny-crowned pygmy tyrant (Euscarthmus meloryphus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Euscarthmus
Wied-Neuwied, 1831

The genus contains two species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Euscarthmus meloryphusTawny-crowned pygmy tyrantArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Euscarthmus rufomarginatusRufous-sided pygmy tyrantBolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Suriname.

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.


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