Casiornis

Casiornis
Rufous casiornis (Casiornis rufus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Casiornis
Des Murs, 1856
Type species
Casiornis typus
Des Murs, 1856

Casiornis is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

The genus contains the following two species:

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Rufous casiornisCasiornis rufusArgentina, Bolivia, mid-central Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Uruguay
Ash-throated casiornisCasiornis fuscusnortheastern Brazil.