Myiopagis
| Myiopagis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Jamaican elaenia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Myiopagis Salvin & Godman, 1888 |
Myiopagis is a genus of bird in the Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers. These species are closely related to the genus Elaenia but are generally smaller.
The genus contains the following species:
- Grey elaenia (Myiopagis caniceps)
- Jamaican elaenia (Myiopagis cotta)
- Yellow-crowned elaenia (Myiopagis flavivertex)
- Forest elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii)
- Foothill elaenia (Myiopagis olallai)
- Pacific elaenia (Myiopagis subplacens)
- Greenish elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata)
See also
- Elaenia, the genus Elaenia, of the tyrant flycatchers
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