Myiopagis
Myiopagis is a genus of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. These species are closely related to the genus Elaenia but are generally smaller.
| Myiopagis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Jamaican elaenia (Myiopagis cotta) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Myiopagis Salvin & Godman, 1888 |
| Type species | |
| Myiopagis viridicata | |
The genus contains the following 7 species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Myiopagis caniceps | Grey elaenia | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. |
 | Myiopagis cotta | Jamaican elaenia | Jamaica |
 | Myiopagis flavivertex | Yellow-crowned elaenia | Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador and Peru. |
 | Myiopagis gaimardii | Forest elaenia | from Panama through Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to Bolivia and Brazil. |
.jpg.webp) | Myiopagis olallai | Foothill elaenia | Ecuador and Peru. |
.jpg.webp) | Myiopagis subplacens | Pacific elaenia | Ecuador and Peru. |
 | Myiopagis viridicata | Greenish elaenia | Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela. |
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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