Ramphotrigon
Genus of birds
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Ramphotrigon is a genus of tyrant flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae.
| Ramphotrigon | |
|---|---|
| |
| Rufous-tailed flatbill (Ramphotrigon ruficauda) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Ramphotrigon G.R. Gray, 1855 |
| Type species | |
| Platyrhynchus ruficauda[1] von Spix, 1825 | |
| Species | |
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4, see text. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhamphotrygon Sundevall, 1872 | |
Species
Established in 1872 by George Robert Gray, it contains four species:[2]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Large-headed flatbill | Ramphotrigon megacephalum | Colombia, Venezuela, southern Amazonia and Atlantic forest. |
.jpg) | Flammulated flycatcher | Ramphotrigon flammulatum | western Mexican coastline |
| Rufous-tailed flatbill | Ramphotrigon ruficauda | Amazonia |
 | Dusky-tailed flatbill | Ramphotrigon fuscicauda | western Amazonia : Ecuador, Peru, Acre and Bolivia |
The name Ramphotrigon is a combination of the Greek words rhamphos, meaning "bill" and trigonōn, meaning "triangle".[3]
