Thetyrant flycatcher family, the Tyrannidae, is a group ofpasserine birds present only in theNew World, and its members are generally drab in coloration.[9] Within it, the subfamily Fluvicolinae comprises thegeneraPyrocephalus,Contopus,Empidonax, andSayornis. They likely shared a common ancestor in theContopus orXenotriccus genus before diversifying. ThePyrocephalus are most closely related to theSayornis in terms ofmorphology, but genetic analysis shows that they may be more closely related to theFluvicola.[10] The vermilion flycatcher likely evolved around 1.15–million years ago (mya), with the species on theGalápagos Islands having split off around 0.82–mya. The South American species/subspecies diverged about 0.56–mya.[11]
Almost all of Mexico; it extends north into the southwestern United States, and south to scattered portions of Central America, parts of northwestern and central South America
^Some taxonomists date the publication to 1838.[3] Although the title page toAves. Part III is dated 1841, the volume was issued in five parts. Page 44 containing the text was issued in 1839 but plates VI and VII were issued in 1838 and have captions that include the generic namePyrocephalus.[4][5]
^Traylor, Melvin A. Jr, ed. (1979).Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 8. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 149–150.
^Jobling, James A. (2010).The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 326.ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
^del Hoyo, J. Elliott, A. & Christie, D. (editors). (2004)Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Lynx Edicions.ISBN84-87334-69-5
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