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Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatcher)
Taxonomy
Tyrannidae was named by Vigors (1825). It is extant.
It was assigned to Tyrannides by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Passeriformes by Parmalee (1992) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Tyrannides by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Passeriformes by Parmalee (1992) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1825 | Tyrannidae Vigors |
| 1992 | Tyrannidae Parmalee p. 314 |
| 2007 | Tyrannidae Livezey and Zusi p. 95 |
| 2017 | Tyrannidae Clements et al. |
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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. 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. Myiodynastes Bonaparte 1857
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Myiodynastes luteiventris Sclater 1859 [sulphur-bellied 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 caudifasciatus gabbii Lawrence 1876
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