Flatbill
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Flatbill refers to the members of two genera
of the family Tyrannidae:
In recent years it has also frequently been used for the members of another genus in the family Tyrannidae:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the family Tyrannidae:
- RamphotrigonRamphotrigonRamphotrigon is a genus of flat-billed tyrant flycatchers. It contains 3 species:* Bamboo Flatbill, Ramphotrigon megacephala* Dusky-tailed Flatbill, Ramphotrigon fuscicauda* Rufous-tailed Flatbill, Ramphotrigon ruficauda...
- RhynchocyclusRhynchocyclusRhynchocyclus is a genus of flat-billed tyrant flycatchers. It contains 4 species:* Eye-ringed Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus brevirostris* Pacific Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus pacificus* Olivaceous Flatbill, Rhynchocyclus olivaceus...
In recent years it has also frequently been used for the members of another genus in the family Tyrannidae:
- TolmomyiasTolmomyiasTolmomyias is a genus of Neotropical birds in the Tyrannidae family. They are notoriously difficult to identify, except by voice. Their taxonomy is complex and it is likely some of the below "species" actually include several species level taxa. The name flatbill is often replaced by the more...