Belongs within: Tyranni.
Contains: Platyrinchinae, Rhynchocyclinae, Fluvicolinae, Tyranninae, Phyllomyias, Zimmerius, Elaenia, Myiopagis, Polystictus.
The Tyrannidae, tyrant flycatchers, are a diverse Neotropical assemblage of mostly insectivorous birds.
<==Tyrannidae [Culicivorinae, Elaeniinae]AP21
|--Piprites [Pipritidae]OF19
| |--P. chlorisL85
| |--P. griseicepsJT12
| `--P. pileataJT12
`--+--PlatyrinchinaeOF19
`--+--Tachuris [Tachurididae]OF19
| `--T. rubrigastraBKB15
`--+--RhynchocylinaeOF19
`--+--+--+--Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeusBKB15
| | `--Hirundinea [Hirundineinae]BKB15
| | `--H. ferrugineaBKB15
| `--+--Myiotriccus ornatusBKB15
| `--NephelomyiasBKB15
| |--N. pulcherBKB15 [=Myiophobus pulcherJT12]
| `--+--N. lintoniBKB15 [=Myiophobus lintoniJT12]
| `--N. ochraceiventrisBKB15 [=Myiophobus ochraceiventrisJT12]
`--+--+--Muscigralla brevicaudaBKB15
| `--+--FluvicolinaeBKB15
| `--+--TyranninaeBKB15
| `--RamphotrigonBKB15
| |--+--Deltarhynchus flammulatusBKB15
| | `--R. megacephalumBKB15
| `--+--R. fuscicaudaBKB15
| `--R. ruficaudaBKB15
`--+--+--+--StigmaturaBKB15
| | | |--S. budytoidesBKB15 [=Culicivora budytoidesSS66, Setophaga budytoidesSS66]
| | | `--S. napensisAP21
| | `--+--PhyllomyiasBKB15
| | `--+--IneziaBKB15
| | | |--I. caudataBKB15
| | | |--I. inornataBKB15
| | | |--I. subflavaAP21
| | | `--I. tenuirostrisJT12
| | `--Euscarthmus Wied 1831BKB15, B94 [Euscarthminae]
| | |--E. flaviventris [=Hapalocercus flaviventris]B66
| | |--E. meloryphusBKB15
| | |--E. rufomarginatusBKB15
| | `--E. spicifer (Lafr. 1846) [=Todirostrum spiciferum]SS66
| `--+--+--ZimmeriusBKB15
| | `--MecocerculusBKB15
| | |--M. calopterusBKB15
| | |--M. hellmayriJT12
| | |--M. leucophrysAP21
| | |--M. minorAP21
| | |--M. poecilocercusBKB15
| | `--M. stictopterusJT12
| `--+--OrnithionBKB15
| | |--O. brunneicapillusAP21
| | |--O. inermeBKB15
| | `--O. semiflavumJT12
| `--CamptostomaBKB15
| |--C. flaviventre Scl. & Salv. 1854SS66 (see below for synonymy)
| |--C. imberbeBKB15
| `--C. obsoletumBKB15
`--+--+--ElaeniaBKB15
| `--+--SuiririBKB15
| | |--S. affinisAP21
| | |--S. islerorumJT12
| | `--S. suiririBKB15
| `--+--MyiopagisBKB15
| `--Tyrannulus Vieillot 1816BKB15, B94
| `--T. elatusBKB15
| |--T. e. elatusS18
| |--T. e. panamensisE52
| `--T. e. reguloidesS18
`--+--+--Capsiempis flaveolaBKB15
| | |--C. f. flaveolaE52
| | `--C. f. semiflavaE52
| `--PhaeomyiasBKB15
| |--P. murinaBKB15
| `--P. tumbezonaJT12
`--+--Pseudelaenia leucospodiaBKB15
`--+--AnairetesBKB15
| |--A. agraphiaBKB15
| `--+--+--A. nigrocristatusBKB15
| | `--A. reguloidesBKB15
| `--+--A. agilisBKB15 [=Euscarthmus agilisSS66]
| `--+--+--A. alpinusBKB15
| | `--A. flavirostrisBKB15
| `--+--A. fernandezianus (Philippi 1857)BKB15, HRS06
| `--A. parulusBKB15
`--+--Culicivora Swainson 1827BKB15, B94 [=Hapalura Cabanis 1847B94]
| `--C. caudacuta (Vieillot 1818)BKB15, B94 (see below for synonymy)
`--+--PolystictusBKB15
`--PseudocolopteryxBKB15
| i. s.: P. citreolaAP21
| P. dinellianaJT12
|--P. sclateriBKB15
`--+--P. acutipennisBKB15
`--P. flaviventrisBKB15
Tyrannidae incertae sedis:
Muscivora forficataA61
MyiochanesFS55
|--M. brachytarsusS18
|--M. cinereusFS55
|--M. richardsoniS18
`--M. virensS18
Saurophagus sulphuratusB66
Bathmidurus variegatusB66
Muscipeta virgataB66
Nesotriccus ridgwayiJT12
Phelpsia inornatusJT12
Muscipipra vetulaJT12
ConopiasJT12
|--C. albovittatusJT12
|--C. cinchonetiJT12
|--C. parvusJT12
`--C. trivirgatusJT12
Colopteryx Ridgway 1888 [incl. Colopterus Sundevall 1836; Colopterinae]B94
`--‘Colopterus’ galeatusSS66
Placostomus superciliarisS18
Craspedoprion aequinoctialisS18
Tyranniscus vilissimusS18
|--T. v. vilissimusS18
`--T. v. parvusS18
Coryphotriccus albovittatusS18
Microtriccus brunneicapillusE52
UromyiasAP21
|--U. agilisAP21
`--U. agraphiaAP21
PogonotriccusAP21
|--P. chapmaniAP21
|--P. eximiusAP21
|--P. lanyoniAP21
|--P. ophthalmicusAP21
|--P. orbitalisAP21
|--P. poecilotisAP21
`--P. venezuelanusAP21
Calyptura Swainson 1832AP21, B94 [Calypturidae]
`--C. cristata (Vieillot 1818) [=Pardalotus cristatus]S04
Heteroxolmis dominicanaAP21
SilvicultrixAP21
|--S. diademaAP21
|--S. frontalisAP21
|--S. jelskiiAP21
|--S. pulchellaAP21
`--S. spodionotaAP21
Philohydor lictorAP21
Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatusAP21
Camptostoma flaviventre Scl. & Salv. 1854SS66 [=C. obsoletum flaviventreE52, C. pusillum flaviventreS18]
Culicivora caudacuta (Vieillot 1818)BKB15, B94 [=Muscicapa caudacutaB94; incl. M. stenuraB94, *Culicivora stenuraB94, *Hapalura stenuraB94]
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
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[A61] Austin, O. L., Jr. 1961. Birds of the World: A survey of the twenty-seven orders and one hundred and fifty-five families. Paul Hamlyn: London.
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[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.
[FS55] Felten, H., & J. Steinbacher. 1955. Zur Vogelfauna von El Salvador. Senckenbergiana Biologica 36 (1–2): 9–19.
[HRS06] Hahn, I., U. Römer & R. P. Schlatter. 2006. Population numbers and status of land birds of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile (Aves: Falconiformes, Columbiformes, Strigiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Passeriformes). Senckenbergiana Biologica 86 (1): 109–125.
[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.
[L85] Lanyon, S. M. 1985. Molecular perspective on higher-level relationships in the Tyrannoidea (Aves). Systematic Zoology 34 (4): 404–418.
[OF19] Oliveros, C. H., D. J. Field, D. T. Ksepka, F. K. Barker, A. Aleixo, M. J. Andersen, P. Alström, B. W. Benz, E. L. Braun, M. J. Braun, G. A. Bravo, R. T. Brumfield, R. T. Chesser, S. Claramunt, J. Cracraft, A. M. Cuervo, E. P. Derryberry, T. C. Glenn, M. G. Harvey, P. A. Hosner, L. Joseph, R. T. Kimball, A. L. Mack, C. M. Miskelly, A. T. Peterson, M. B. Robbins, F. H. Sheldon, L. F. Silveira, B. T. Smith, N. D. White, R. G. Moyle & B. C. Faircloth. 2019. Earth history and the passerine superradiation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 116 (16): 7916–7925.
[SS66] Sclater, P. L., & O. Salvin. 1866. Catalogue of birds collected by Mr. E. Bartlett on the River Uyacali, Eastern Peru, with notes and descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 175–201.
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[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.