Belongs within: Tyrannidae.
Contains: Ochthoeca, Empidonax, Contopus, Muscisaxicola, Knipolegus.
The Fluvicolinae are a group of tyrant flycatchers that mostly have a well-ossified nasal septum with a basal trabecular plate bearing an anterior unossified notch, and forking posteriorly.
<==FluvicolinaeB94
| i. s.: Copurus Strickland 1841S41
| |--*C. filicaudus [incl. Muscicapa leucocilla]S41
| `--C. leuconotusS18
|--+--Colonia colonusBKB15
| `--+--+--OchthoecaBKB15
| | `--+--‘Ochthoeca’ pulchellaBKB15
| | `--+--Colorhamphus parvirostrisBKB15
| | `--MyiophobusBKB15
| | |--M. cryptoxanthusBKB15
| | |--M. fasciatus (Müller 1776) [=Muscicapa fasciata]PP62
| | | |--M. f. fasciatusS18
| | | `--M. f. furfurosusS18
| | |--M. flavicansAP21
| | |--M. inornatusJT12
| | |--M. phoenicomitraAP21
| | `--M. roraimaeAP21
| `--+--SublegatusBKB15
| | | i. s.: S. glaberS18
| | |--S. arenarumBKB15
| | | |--S. a. arenarumE52
| | | `--S. a. atrirostrisE52
| | `--+--S. modestusBKB15
| | `--S. obscuriorBKB15
| `--+--PyrocephalusBKB15
| | |--P. coronatusB66
| | |--P. mexicanusS66
| | |--P. nanusS66
| | |--P. obscurus [incl. Myiobius atropurpureus]S66
| | `--P. rubinusBKB15
| `--+--Fluvicola Swainson 1827BKB15, B94
| | |--F. albiventerJT12
| | |--F. nengetaAP21
| | `--F. picaBKB15
| `--+--Arundinicola leucocephalaBKB15
| `--+--Gubernetes yetapaBKB15
| `--Alectrurus Vieillot 1816BKB15, B94 [Alectrurinae]
| |--A. risoraBKB15
| `--A. tricolorBKB15
`--+--+--+--Ochthornis littoralisBKB15
| | `--+--Cnemotriccus fuscatusBKB15
| | `--+--AphanotriccusBKB15
| | | |--A. audaxBKB15
| | | `--A. capitalisJT12
| | `--LathrotriccusBKB15
| | |--L. euleriBKB15
| | `--L. griseipectusJT12
| `--+--MitrephanesBKB15
| | |--M. olivaceusBKB15
| | `--M. phaeocercusBKB15
| `--+--+--EmpidonaxBKB15
| | `--ContopusBKB15
| `--SayornisBKB15 [incl. Tyrannula Swainson 1831 non Swainson 1827B94; Tyrannulinae]
| | i. s.: ‘Muscicapa’ nunciola [=Tyrannula nunciola]B94
| | ‘Tyrannula’ querulaB94
| | ‘Tyrannula’ rapaxB94
| |--S. sayaBKB15
| `--+--S. nigricansBKB15
| `--S. phoebeBKB15
`--+--+--+--Satrapa icterophrysBKB15
| | `--MuscisaxicolaBKB15
| `--+--KnipolegusBKB15
| `--LessoniaBKB15
| |--L. oreasBKB15
| `--L. rufaBKB15
`--+--+--+--Polioxolmis rufipennisBKB15
| | `--Cnemarchus erythropygiusBKB15
| `--Xolmis Boie 1826BKB15, B94 [incl. Taenioptera Bonaparte 1830B94; Taeniopterinae]
| |--X. cinereusAP21
| |--X. coronatusAP21
| |--X. dominicanusJT12
| |--X. iruperoBKB15
| |--X. pyropeAP21
| |--X. rubetraAP21
| |--X. salinarumJT12
| `--X. velatusBKB15
`--+--MyiotheretesBKB15
| |--M. fumigatusBKB15
| |--M. fuscorufusJT12
| |--M. pernixJT12
| `--M. striaticollisBKB15
`--+--Neoxolmis rufiventrisBKB15
`--Agriornis Gould 1839BKB15, B94 [Agriornithinae]
| i. s.: A. albicaudaAP21
| A. gutturalisF43
| A. leucurusB41
| A. lividusJT12
| A. maritimusF43
|--A. murinusJT12
`--+--A. micropterusJT12
`--A. montanusJT12
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[AP21] Arlott, N., & B. van Perlo. 2021. Collins Birds of the World. William Collins.
[B94] Bock, W. J. 1994. History and nomenclature of avian family-group names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 222: 1–281.
[B41] Bridges, T. 1841. Notes on various birds and mammals from Chile. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 9: 93–95.
[BKB15] Burleigh, J. G., R. T. Kimball & E. L. Braun. 2015. Building the avian tree of life using a large-scale, sparse supermatrix. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84: 53–63.
[B66] Burmeister, H. 1866. Extract from a letter addressed to Mr. Sclater on the Tyrannidae found near Buenos Ayres. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 2.
[E52] Eisenmann, E. 1952. Annotated list of birds of Barro Colorado Island, Panama Canal Zone. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117 (5): 1–62.
[F43] Fraser, L. 1843. On the collection of birds brought to England by Mr. Bridges. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11: 108–121.
[JT12] Jetz, W., G. H. Thomas, J. B. Joy, K. Hartmann & A. Ø. Mooers. 2012. The global diversity of birds in space and time. Nature 491: 444–448.
[PP62] Phelps, W. H., & W. H. Phelps Jr. 1962. Two new subspecies of birds from Venezuela, the rufous phase of Pauxi pauxi, and other notes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 75: 199–204.
[S66] Sclater, P. L. 1866. On the birds in the vicinity of Lima, Peru. With notes on their habits, by Prof. W. Nation, of Lima, C. M. Z. S. (Part I.) Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 96–100.
[S18] Stone, W. 1918. Birds of the Panama Canal Zone, with special reference to a collection made by Mr. Lindsey L. Jewel. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 70: 239–280.
[S41] Strickland, H. 1841. On some new genera of birds. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 9: 27–33.