Family Tyrannidae
(tyrant flycatchers)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Order Passeriformes (perching birds)
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  Tyranni (New World flycatchers, cotingas, and manakins)
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  Family Tyrannidae (tyrant flycatchers)
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  Genus Agriornis
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  Genus Alectrurus
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  Genus Anairetes
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  Genus Aphanotriccus
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  Genus Arundinicola
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  Genus Atalotriccus
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  Genus Attila
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  Genus Camptostoma (beardless-tyrannulets)
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  Genus Capsiempis
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  Genus Casiornis
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  Genus Cnemarchus
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  Genus Cnemotriccus
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  Genus Cnipodectes
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  Genus Colonia
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  Genus Colorhamphus
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  Genus Conopias
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  Genus Contopus (pewees)
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  Genus Corythopis
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  Genus Culicivora
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  Genus Deltarhynchus
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  Genus Elaenia (elaenias)
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  Genus Empidonax (empidonax flycatchers)
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  Genus Empidonomus (variegated flycatchers)
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  Genus Euscarthmus
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  Genus Fluvicola
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  Genus Gubernetes
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  Genus Hemitriccus (tody-tyrants)
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  Genus Heteroxolmis
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  Genus Hirundinea
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  Genus Hymenops
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  Genus Inezia
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  Genus Knipolegus
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  Genus Lathrotriccus
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  Genus Legatus
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  Genus Leptopogon
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  Genus Lessonia
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  Genus Lophotriccus
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  Genus Machetornis
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  Genus Mecocerculus
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  Genus Megarynchus
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  Genus Mionectes
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  Genus Mitrephanes
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  Genus Muscigralla
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  Genus Muscipipra
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  Genus Muscisaxicola
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  Genus Myiarchus (crested flycatchers)
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  Genus Myiobius
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  Genus Myiodynastes (sulphur-bellied flycatchers)
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  Genus Myiopagis
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  Genus Myiophobus
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  Genus Myiornis
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  Genus Myiotheretes
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  Genus Myiotriccus
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  Genus Myiozetetes
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  Genus Neopipo
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  Genus Neoxolmis
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  Genus Nesotriccus
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  Genus Ochthoeca
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  Genus Ochthornis
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  Genus Oncostoma
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  Genus Onychorhynchus
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  Genus Ornithion
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  Genus Phaeomyias
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  Genus Phelpsia
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  Genus Phyllomyias
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  Genus Phylloscartes
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  Genus Pitangus (kiskadees)
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  Genus Platyrinchus
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  Genus Poecilotriccus
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  Genus Polioxolmis
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  Genus Polystictus
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  Genus Pseudelaenia
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  Genus Pseudocolopteryx
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  Genus Pseudotriccus
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  Genus Pyrocephalus (vermilion flycatchers)
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  Genus Pyrrhomyias
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  Genus Ramphotrigon
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  Genus Rhynchocyclus
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  Genus Rhytipterna
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  Genus Satrapa
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  Genus Sayornis (phoebes)
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  Genus Serpophaga
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  Genus Sirystes
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  Genus Stigmatura
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  Genus Sublegatus
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  Genus Suiriri
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  Genus Tachuris
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  Genus Taeniotriccus
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  Genus Terenotriccus
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  Genus Todirostrum (tody-flycatchers)
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  Genus Tolmomyias
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  Genus Tumbezia
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  Genus Tyrannopsis
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  Genus Tyrannulus
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  Genus Tyrannus (kingbirds)
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  Genus Xenotriccus
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  Genus Xolmis
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  Genus Zimmerius