| Myiodynastes | |
|---|---|
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| Golden-crowned flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Myiodynastes Bonaparte, 1857 |
| Type species | |
| Myiodynastes audax[1] Bonaparte, 1857 | |
| Species | |
Myiodynastes bairdii | |
Myiodynastes is agenus of birds in the familyTyrannidae. Created byCharles Lucien Bonaparte in 1857, the genus contains five species which are collectively referred to as "sulphur-bellied flycatchers"; that name is also given to one of the individual species in the genus.[2] The genus nameMyiodynastes is a compound word composed from twoGreek words:muia, meaning "fly" anddunastẽs, meaning "ruler".[3]
The genus contains five species:[4]
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