Myiotheretes

Myiotheretes
Streak-throated bush tyrant
(Myiotheretes striaticollis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiotheretes
L. Reichenbach, 1850

Myiotheretes is a genus of bird in the Tyrannidae family. These superficially thrush-like birds are large tyrants (19–24 cm/7.5-9.5 in long) of the Andean highlands. The red-rumped bush tyrant is considered closely related. This genus contains the following species:

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