Nesotriccus
Genus of birds
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Nesotriccus is a genus of Central and South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
| Nesotriccus | |
|---|---|
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| Mouse-colored tyrannulet (Nesotriccus murinus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Nesotriccus Townsend, CH, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Nesotriccus ridgwayi[1] C.H. Townsend, 1895 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Nesotriccus was introduced in 1895 by the American zoologist Charles Haskins Townsend with Nesotriccus ridgwayi Townsend CH 1895, the Cocos tyrannulet as the type species.[2][3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek νησος/nēsos meaning "island" with the genus Triccus that had been introduced in 1846 by Jean Cabanis for a tody-tyrant.[4][5]
Species
The genus contains four species:[6]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nesotriccus murinus | Mouse-colored tyrannulet | from Costa Rica and Panama south to Brazil and northern Argentina |
 | Nesotriccus ridgwayi | Cocos tyrannulet | Cocos Island |
 | Nesotriccus tumbezanus | Tumbesian tyrannulet | southwest Ecuador and northwest Peru |
 | Nesotriccus maranonicus | Maranon tyrannulet | northeastern Peru |
The Tumbesian tyrannulet was formerly considered conspecific with the widespread mouse-colored tyrannulet. The two species are visually very similar, but vocally distinct.[7]
