Tyrannus Linnaeus 1766 (tyrant flycatcher)

Aves - Passeriformes - Tyrannidae

Synonym: Tolmarchus Ridgway 1905

Parent taxon: Tyrannidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Morgan 1994

Sister taxa: Arundinicola, Contopus, Elaenia, Empidonax, Myiarchus, Myiobius, Myiodynastes, Myiozetetes, Pitangus, Pyrocephalus, Sayornis

Subtaxa: Tyrannus caudifasciatus Tyrannus cubensis Tyrannus dominicensis Tyrannus melancholicus Tyrannus tyrannus Tyrannus vociferans

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Ecology: volant insectivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), the Bahamas (2), Cayman Islands (1), the Dominican Republic (2), Haiti (1), Mexico (1), United States (3: California, Florida), Venezuela (1)

Total: 12 collections including 17 occurrences

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