Myiopagis
| Myiopagis | |
|---|---|
| Jamaican elaenia (Myiopagis cotta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Myiopagis Salvin & Godman, 1888 |
| Type species | |
| Elainea placens Sclater, 1859
| |
Myiopagis is a genus of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. These species are closely related to the genus Elaenia but are generally smaller.
The genus contains the following 9 species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myiopagis caniceps | Gray-headed elaenia | from southeast Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina | |
| Myiopagis parambae | Choco elaenia | from eastern Panama to northwestern Ecuador | |
| Myiopagis cinerea | Amazonian elaenia | Amazonia | |
| Myiopagis cotta | Jamaican elaenia | Jamaica | |
| Myiopagis flavivertex | Yellow-crowned elaenia | Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador and Peru. | |
| Myiopagis gaimardii | Forest elaenia | from Panama through Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to Bolivia and Brazil. | |
| Myiopagis olallai | Foothill elaenia | Ecuador and Peru. | |
| Myiopagis subplacens | Pacific elaenia | Ecuador and Peru. | |
| Myiopagis viridicata | Greenish elaenia | Neotropics |