Ramphotrigon


Ramphotrigon is a genus of tyrant flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae.

Species

Established in 1872 by George Robert Gray, it contains four species:
ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
Large-headed flatbillRamphotrigon megacephalumColombia, Venezuela, southern Amazonia and Atlantic forest.
Flammulated flycatcherRamphotrigon flammulatumwestern Mexican coastline
Rufous-tailed flatbillRamphotrigon ruficaudaAmazonia
Dusky-tailed flatbillRamphotrigon fuscicaudawestern Amazonia : Ecuador, Peru, Acre and Bolivia

The name Ramphotrigon is a combination of the Greek words rhamphos, meaning "bill" and trigonōn, meaning "triangle".