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Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatcher)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Tyrannidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Tyrannidae Vigors
1992Tyrannidae Parmalee p. 314
2007Tyrannidae Livezey and Zusi p. 95
2017Tyrannidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyTyrannidaeVigors 1825
familyTyrannidaeVigors 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Tyrannidae Vigors 1825 [tyrant flycatcher]
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G. Arundinicola d'Orbigny 1840
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Arundinicola leucocephala Linnaeus 1764 [white-headed marsh-tyrant]
G. Contopus Cabanis 1855 [pewee]
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Contopus caribaeus d'Orbigny 1839 [Cuban pewee]
Contopus sordidulus Sclater 1859 [western wood-pewee]
Contopus virens Linnaeus 1766 [eastern wood-pewee]
G. Elaenia Sundeval 1836
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Elaenia martinica Linnaeus 1766
G. Empidonax Cabanis 1855 [flycatcher]
G. Myiarchus Cabanis 1844
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Myiarchus magnirostris Gould 1838 [Galapagos flycatcher]
Myiarchus sagrae Gundlach 1852 [La Sagra's flycatcher]
G. Myiobius Gray 1839
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Invalid names: Tyrannula Swainson 1827 [replaced]
G. Myiodynastes Bonaparte 1857
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Myiodynastes luteiventris Sclater 1859 [sulphur-bellied flycatcher]
G. Myiozetetes Sclater 1859
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Myiozetetes similis von Spix 1825 [social flycatcher]
G. Pitangus Swainson 1827
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Pitangus lictor Lichtenstein 1823 [lesser kiskadee]
Pitangus sulphuratus Linnaeus 1766 [great kiskadee]
G. Pyrocephalus Gould 1838
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Pyrocephalus rubinus Boddaert 1783 [Vermilion flycatcher]
Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus Gould 1838 [Galapagos vermilion flycatcher]
G. Sayornis Bonaparte 1854 [phoebe]
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Sayornis nigricans Swainson 1827 [black phoebe]
Sayornis phoebe Latham 1790 [eastern phoebe]
Sayornis saya Bonaparte 1825 [Say's phoebe]
G. Tyrannus Linnaeus 1766
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Tyrannus caudifasciatus d'Orbigny 1839 [loggerhead kingbird]
Tyrannus cubensis Richmond 1898 [giant kingbird]
Tyrannus dominicensis Gmelin 1788 [gray kingbird]
Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot 1819 [tropical kingbird]
Tyrannus tyrannus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern kingbird]
Tyrannus vociferans Swainson 1826 [Cassin's kingbird]
Invalid names: Tolmarchus Ridgway 1905 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:41:18
Modified: 2009-01-03 18:41:18
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Naka 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Holocene or 7.24600 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Tyrannidae indet. (141939)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Sayornis nigricans (176098)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Tyrannus tyrannus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Sayornis nigricans (125236) Sayornis nigricans, Sayornis saya, Contopus sordidulus (215552) Sayornis sp., Empidonax sp. (218989) Tyrannus sp. (190077) Tyrannus vociferans (123918)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Tyrannus dominicensis, Arundinicola leucocephala, Pitangus sulphuratus, Pitangus lictor, Myiozetetes similis, Tyrannus melancholicus (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Tyrannus dominicensis, Tyrannus caudifasciatus, Elaenia martinica (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Sayornis phoebe (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Contopus virens, Sayornis phoebe (82258) Empidonax sp. (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Contopus caribaeus (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Sayornis phoebe (84190)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Sayornis phoebe (82890)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Myiarchus sagrae (144649) Tyrannus dominicensis, Tyrannus caudifasciatus, Myiarchus sagrae, Tyrannus cubensis (194588)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Contopus sp., Tyrannus dominicensis (194485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Tyrannus dominicensis (190743)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Ecuador (Galapagos) Myiarchus magnirostris (190847) Myiarchus magnirostris, Pyrocephalus nanus (190846)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic Contopus sp., Tyrannus dominicensis, Tolmarchus caudifasciatus (194484)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) Tyrannus sp., Myiodynastes luteiventris (195047)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antigua and Barbuda Tyrannus dominicensis (94615)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Haiti Tolmarchus gabbii (195074)