''Myiobius'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...
birds in the family
Tityridae. The genus was previously considered to belong to the
Tyrannidae.
The genus ''Myiobius'' was erected in 1839 by
George Robert Gray in the section on birds in ''The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle under the Command of Captain Fizroy R.N., during the years 1832-1836''. The
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
is the
whiskered myiobius
The whiskered myiobius or bearded flycatcher (''Myiobius barbatus'') is a species of bird in the family Tityridae, having previously been included in Tyrannidae. A number of taxonomic authorities continue to place with the flycatchers. The whi ...
.
The genus contains four species:
References
Bird genera
Taxa named by George Robert Gray
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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