Casiornis

Casiornis is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

Casiornis
Rufous casiornis (Casiornis rufus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Casiornis
Des Murs , 1856

The genus contains the following two species:[1]

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Rufous casiornisCasiornis rufusArgentina, Bolivia, mid-central Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Uruguay
Ash-throated casiornisCasiornis fuscusnortheastern Brazil.

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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