Myiornis
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The pygmy tyrants, are a bird
genus, Myiornis, in the Tyrannidae family. Discounting the hummingbirds, they are some of the smallest birds in the world.
The following species are contained in Myiornis:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
genus, Myiornis, in the Tyrannidae family. Discounting the hummingbirds, they are some of the smallest birds in the world.
The following species are contained in Myiornis:
- White-bellied Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis albiventris)
- Eared Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis auricularis)
- Black-capped Pygmy Tyrant (Myiornis atricapillus)
- Short-tailed Pygmy TyrantShort-tailed Pygmy TyrantThe Short-tailed Pygmy Tyrant, Myiornis ecaudatus, is not only the smallest member of the tyrant-flycatcher family, but is also the smallest passerine on earth...
(Myiornis ecaudatus)