Myiobius


Myiobius is a genus of passerine birds in the family Tityridae. The genus was previously considered to belong to the Tyrannidae.
The genus Myiobius was erected in 1839 by George Robert Gray in the section on birds in The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle under the Command of Captain Fizroy R.N., during the years 1832-1836. The type species is the whiskered myiobius.
The genus contains four species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Myiobius villosusTawny-breasted myiobiusBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela
Myiobius sulphureipygiusSulphur-rumped myiobiusBelize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama
Myiobius barbatusWhiskered myiobiusBrazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
Myiobius atricaudusBlack-tailed myiobiusBrazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.