| Myiobius | |
|---|---|
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| Black-tailed myiobius (Myiobius atricaudus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Onychorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Myiobius Gray, GR, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Muscicapa barbata Gmelin, JF, 1789 | |
Myiobius is agenus ofpasserine birds in the familyOnychorhynchidae.[1] The genus was previously considered to belong to theTyrannidae orTityridae.
The genusMyiobius was erected in 1839 byGeorge Robert Gray in the section on birds inThe Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle under the Command of Captain Fizroy R.N., during the years 1832-1836.[2][3] Thetype species is thewhiskered myiobius.[4]
The genus contains four species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Myiobius villosus | Tawny-breasted myiobius | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela |
 | Myiobius sulphureipygius | Sulphur-rumped myiobius | Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama |
 | Myiobius barbatus | Whiskered myiobius | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela |
| Myiobius atricaudus | Black-tailed myiobius | Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. |
