Myiophobus is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

Myiophobus
Orange-crested flycatcher (Myiophobus phoenicomitra)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Subfamily: Fluvicolinae
Genus: Myiophobus
Reichenbach, 1850
Type species
Tyrannula ferruginea[1]
Swainson, 1837

Species

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It contains the following eight species:[2]

Image Common name Scientific name Distribution
  Olive-chested flycatcher Myiophobus cryptoxanthus Ecuador and Peru
  Flavescent flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Unadorned flycatcher Myiophobus inornatus Bolivia and Peru.
  Orange-crested flycatcher Myiophobus phoenicomitra Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
  Roraiman flycatcher Myiophobus roraimae Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela.
  Bran-colored flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus Costa Rica through Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina.
  Mouse-gray flycatcher Myiophobus crypterythrus southwest Colombia, western Ecuador, and northwestern Peru.
  Rufescent flycatcher Myiophobus rufescens western Peru and northern Chile.

References

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  1. ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2019.