Poecilotriccus

Poecilotriccus is a genus of small flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae. Except for the recently described Johnson's tody-flycatcher, all have, at one point or another, been included in the genus Todirostrum. Some species have been known as tody-tyrants instead of tody-flycatchers.[2] Most species are found in South America, but a single species, the slate-headed tody-flycatcher, is also found in Central America. The black-chested tyrant may also belong in this genus, but most place it in the monotypic genus Taeniotriccus.

Poecilotriccus
Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher
(P. ruficeps nelanomystax)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Poecilotriccus
Berlepsch, 1884
Type species
Todirostrum lenzi[1] = Todirhamphus ruficeps
von Berlepsch, 1884
Species

12, see text

Taxonomy

The genus Poecilotriccus was introduced in 1884 by the German ornithologist Hans von Berlepsch to accommodate a single new species, Poecilotriccus lenzi.[3] This is now considered to be a junior synonym of Todirhamphus ruficeps Kaup, 1852, the rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher and is the type species.[4][5] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek poikilos meaning "pied" or "spotted" with -ouros meaning "-tailed".[6]

Species

The genus contains 12 species:[7]

ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus ruficepsVenezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru
Lulu's tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus luluaenorthern Peru
White-cheeked tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus albifaciessouth-eastern Peru
Black-and-white tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus capitalissouthern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and south-western Brazil
Buff-cheeked tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus senexBrazil
Ruddy tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus russatusBrazil, Guyana, and Venezuela
Ochre-faced tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus plumbeicepsArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Smoky-fronted tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus fumifronsBrazil, French Guiana, and Suriname
Rusty-fronted tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus latirostrisBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Slaty-headed tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus sylviaBelize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela
Golden-winged tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus calopterusColombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Black-backed tody-flycatcherPoecilotriccus pulchellusPeru

References
  1. "Pipromorphidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. Modify English names of some Poecilotriccus flycatchers Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2008)
  3. Berlepsch, Hans von (1884). "Untersuchungen über die Vögel der Umgegend von Bucaramanga in Neu-Granada". Journal für Ornithologie (in German). 32 (167 & 168): 273–320 [298]. doi:10.1007/BF02007350.
  4. Traylor, Melvin A. Jr, ed. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 8. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 76.
  5. Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
  6. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  7. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Tyrant flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  • Walther, B. A. (2004). Genus Poecilotriccus. pp. 329–333 in:del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D. A. eds. (2004). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-69-5
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