Myiophobus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
Taxonomy The genus Myiophobus was introduced in 1850 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach. The name combines the Ancient Greek μυια/muia, μυιας/muias meaning "fly" with φοβος/phobos meaning "terror", "fear" or "panic". As Reichenbach did not specify a type species, in 1855 the English zoologist George Gray designated the type as Muscicapa ferruginea Swainson. Gray made an error as in 1835 William Swainson had placed this species in the genus Tyrannula rather than in Muscicapa. The plates were published in parts, for the dates see: The plates were re-issued with a new titlepage in 1841 as: Swainson's name Tyrannula ferruginea is considered to be a junior synonym of Muscicapa flammiceps Temminck, CJ, 1822, which is now a subspecies of Muscicapa fasciata Müller, the bran-colored flycatcher.
Species The genus contains the following eight species: Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Olive-chested flycatcher Myiophobus cryptoxanthus Ecuador and Peru Flavescent flycatcher Myiophobus flavicansColombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela Unadorned flycatcher Myiophobus inornatusBolivia and Peru Orange-crested flycatcher Myiophobus phoenicomitra Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Roraiman flycatcher Myiophobus roraimaeBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela Bran-colored flycatcher Myiophobus fasciatus Costa Rica through Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina Mouse-gray flycatcher Myiophobus crypterythrus southwest Colombia, western Ecuador, and northwestern Peru Rufescent flycatcher Myiophobus rufescens western Peru and northern Chile
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