Pyrocephalus Gould 1838 (tyrant flycatcher)

Aves - Passeriformes - Tyrannidae

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

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

Subtaxa: Pyrocephalus rubinus

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Ecology: volant insectivore-frugivore

Distribution: found only at Barn Owl Cave (Quaternary of Ecuador)

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