Neoxolmis
Genus of birds
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Neoxolmis is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
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| Neoxolmis | |
|---|---|
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| Chocolate-vented tyrant (Neoxolmis rufiventris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Neoxolmis Hellmayr, 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Tyrannus rufiventris chocolate-vented tyrant Vieillot, 1823 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Neoxolmis was introduced in 1927 by the Austrian ornithologist Carl Eduard Hellmayr with the chocolate-vented tyrant as the type species.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek neos meaning "new" with the genus Xolmis that was introduced by Friedrich Boie in 1826.[2]
This genus formerly contained only the chocolate-vented tyrant. Following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2020, three species were moved from the genus Xolmis to Neoxolmis.[3][4][5]
The genus contains four species:[5]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Black-crowned monjita | Neoxolmis coronatus | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. |
 | Rusty-backed monjita | Neoxolmis rubetra | Argentina. |
.jpg) | Salinas monjita | Neoxolmis salinarum | Argentina. |
_(15774908377).jpg) | Chocolate-vented tyrant | Neoxolmis rufiventris | southern Argentina and Tierra del Fuego |
