Empidonomus
Genus of birds
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Empidonomus is a genus of small passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae that are found in South America. The genus contains two species.
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| Empidonomus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Variegated flycatcher (Empidonomus varius) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Empidonomus Cabanis & Heine, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Muscicapa varia Vieillot, 1818 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Empidonomus was introduced in 1860 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine to accommodate a single species, Muscicapa varia Vieillot, the variegated flycatcher.[1] This is the type species. [2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek εμπις/empis, εμπιδος/empidos meaning "gnat" or "mosquito" with -νομος/-nomos meaning "-ruling".[3]
The genus contains two species:[4]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Variegated flycatcher | Empidonomus varius | widespread across South America |
 | Crowned slaty flycatcher | Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus | Amazonia, central south, southeast South America |