Lathrotriccus
Genus of birds
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::summary Genus of birds ::
| image = Lathrotriccus euleri Euler's Flycatcher.JPG | image_caption = Euler's flycatcher (Lathrotriccus euleri) | taxon = Lathrotriccus | authority = Lanyon, W & Lanyon, S, 1986 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = *L. euleri *
*L. griseipectus *
Lathrotriccus is a small genus of passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family. They breed in tropical South America, including, for one species, the islands of Trinidad and formerly also Grenada.
They closely resembles the Empidonax flycatchers in appearance, and were formerly placed in that genus, but differ anatomically and biochemically.
There are only two species in the genus: ::data[format=table]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Euler's Flycatcher - Intervales - Brazil S4E9853 (16872204722).jpg | 120px]] | Euler's flycatcher | Lathrotriccus euleri |
| [[File:Gray-breasted Flycatcher - South Ecuador S4E9465.jpg | 120px]] | Grey-breasted flycatcher | Lathrotriccus griseipectus |
| :: |
These are birds of fairly open habitats such as open woods and arid scrub. They are inconspicuous birds, tending to keep to undergrowth perches from which they sally forth to catch insects.
References
- {{cite book | last = ffrench | first = Richard | title = A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago | edition = 2nd | year = 1991 | publisher = Comstock Publishing | isbn = 0-8014-9792-2 }}
- {{cite book | last = Hilty | first = Steven L | title = Birds of Venezuela | publisher = Christopher Helm | year = 2003 | location = London | isbn = 0-7136-6418-5 }}
References
- (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". International Ornithologists' Union.
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