Neoxolmis


Neoxolmis is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

Taxonomy

The genus Neoxolmis was introduced in 1927 by the Austrian ornithologist Carl Eduard Hellmayr with the chocolate-vented tyrant as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek neos meaning "new" with the genus Xolmis that was introduced by Friedrich Boie in 1826.
This genus formerly contained only the chocolate-vented tyrant. Following the publication of a molecular phylogenetic study in 2020, three species were moved from the genus Xolmis to Neoxolmis.
The genus contains four species:
ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Black-crowned monjitaNeoxolmis coronatusArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Rusty-backed monjitaNeoxolmis rubetraArgentina.
Salinas monjitaNeoxolmis salinarumArgentina.
Chocolate-vented tyrantNeoxolmis rufiventrissouthern Argentina and Tierra del Fuego