Mecocerculus

Mecocerculus
White-throated tyrannulet (Mecocerculus leucophrys)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Mecocerculus
P.L. Sclater, 1862
Type species
Tyrannula setophagoides
Bonaparte, 1845

Mecocerculus is a genus of birds in the large tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

It contains the following 6 species:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Mecocerculus leucophrysWhite-throated tyrannuletArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Mecocerculus poecilocercusWhite-tailed tyrannuletColombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Mecocerculus hellmayriBuff-banded tyrannuletArgentina, Bolivia, and Peru
Mecocerculus calopterusRufous-winged tyrannuletEcuador and Peru
Mecocerculus minorSulphur-bellied tyrannuletColombia, Ecuador and Peru
Mecocerculus stictopterusWhite-banded tyrannuletBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela
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