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Myiarchus  Cabanis, 1844
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178308

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Crested Flycatchers [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyTyrannidae  – Tyrant Flycatchers, tyrans gobe-mouches  
                               GenusMyiarchus Cabanis, 1844 – Crested Flycatchers  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Myiarchus antillarum (H. Bryant, 1866) – Puerto Rican Flycatcher, Tyran de Porto Rico, caça-moscas-porto-riquenho, Copetón puertorriqueño 
                                  Species Myiarchus apicalis P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1881 – Apical Flycatcher, Tyran à queue givrée, caça-moscas-de-pontas-brancas, Copetón apical 
                                  Species Myiarchus barbirostris (Swainson, 1827) – Sad Flycatcher, Tyran triste, caça-moscas-jamaicano, Copetón jamaicano 
                                  Species Myiarchus cephalotes Taczanowski, 1880 – Pale-edged Flycatcher, Tyran givré, caça-moscas-d'orlas-brancas, Copetón montañero 
                                  Species Myiarchus cinerascens (Lawrence, 1851) – Ash-throated Flycatcher, Tyran à gorge cendrée, caça-moscas-de-garganta-cinzenta, Copetón cenizo 
                                  Species Myiarchus crinitus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Papamoscas viajero, Great Crested Flycatcher, Tyran huppé, caça-moscas-grande-de-crista, Copetón viajero 
                                  Species Myiarchus ferox (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Short-crested Flycatcher, Tyran féroce, caça-moscas-de-crista-curta, Copetón feroz 
                                  Species Myiarchus magnirostris (Gould, 1838) – Galapagos Flycatcher, Tyran des Galapagos, caça-moscas-das-galápagos, Copetón de Galápagos 
                                  Species Myiarchus nugator Riley, 1904 – Grenada Flycatcher, Tyran bavard, caça-moscas-granadino, Copetón de Granada 
                                  Species Myiarchus nuttingi Ridgway, 1882 – Nutting's Flycatcher, Papamoscas de Nutting, Tyran de Nutting, caça-moscas-de-nutting, Copetón de Nutting 
                                  Species Myiarchus oberi Lawrence, 1877 – Lesser Antillean Flycatcher, Tyran janeau, caça-moscas-das-antilhas, Copetón de Ober 
                                  Species Myiarchus panamensis Lawrence, 1860 – Panama Flycatcher, Panamanian Flycatcher, Tyran du Panama, caça-moscas-panamense, Copetón panameño 
                                  Species Myiarchus phaeocephalus P. L. Sclater, 1860 – Sooty-crowned Flycatcher, Tyran à front gris, caça-moscas-equatoriano, Copetón tiznado 
                                  Species Myiarchus sagrae (Gundlach, 1852) – La Sagra's Flycatcher, Tyran de La Sagra, caça-moscas-de-sagra, Copetón de De La Sagra 
                                  Species Myiarchus semirufus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878 – Rufous Flycatcher, Tyran roux, caça-moscas-ruivo, Copetón rufo 
                                  Species Myiarchus stolidus (Gosse, 1847) – Stolid Flycatcher, Tyran grosse-tête, caça-moscas-estólido, Copetón bobito 
                                  Species Myiarchus swainsoni Cabanis & Heine, 1860 – Swainson's Flycatcher, Tyran de Swainson, caça-moscas-de-swainson, Copetón de Swainson 
                                  Species Myiarchus tuberculifer (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) – Dusky-capped Flycatcher, Papamoscas triste, Tyran olivâtre, caça-moscas-de-coroa-cinzenta, Copetón capirotado 
                                  Species Myiarchus tyrannulus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Brown-crested Flycatcher, Papamoscas tirano, Tyran de Wied, caça-moscas-de-coroa-castanha, Copetón tiranillo 
                                  Species Myiarchus validus Cabanis, 1847 – Rufous-tailed Flycatcher, Tyran à queue rousse, caça-moscas-de-cauda-ruiva, Copetón colirrufo 
                                  Species Myiarchus venezuelensis Lawrence, 1865 – Venezuelan Flycatcher, Tyran du Venezuela, caça-moscas-venezuelano, Copetón venezolano 
                                  Species Myiarchus yucatanensis Lawrence, 1871 – Yucatan Flycatcher, Papamoscas yucateco, Tyran du Yucatan, caça-moscas-do-iucatão, Copetón yucateco 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Myiarchus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Myiarchus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Myiarchus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Myiarchus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.05.28, website (version 28-May-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Myiarchus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Myiarchus   
       

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