Sirystes
Sirystes is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. They used to be all considered conspecific. Vocal differences primarily separated the superspecies into four distinct taxa.
| Sirystes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sibilant sirystes Sirystes sibilator | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Sirystes Cabanis & Heine, 1859 |
The genus contains four species:[1]
- Sibilant sirystes, Sirystes sibilator
- Western sirystes, Sirystes albogriseus
- White-rumped sirystes, Sirystes albocinereus
- Todd's sirystes, Sirystes subcanescens
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
Further reading
- Donegan, T.M. (2013). "Vocal variation and species limits in the genus Sirystes (Tyrannidae)" (PDF). Conservacion Colombiana. 19: 11–30.
External links
Data related to Sirystes at Wikispecies
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