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Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher (Terenotriccus erythrurus) - HBW 9, p. 352

French: Moucherolle rougequeue German: Rotschwanztyrann Spanish: Mosquerito Colirrojo

Taxonomy: M[yiobius] erythrurus Cabanis, 1847, Cayenne.
Genus sometimes merged with Myiobius, with which thought to form a monophyletic clade. Validity of most races considered doubtful, and signatus, purusianus and amazonus perhaps better merged with brunneifrons; further work required to resolve internal taxonomy. Eight subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • fulvigularis (Salvin & Godman, 1889) - SE Mexico (from Tabasco and S Campeche), N Guatemala and Belize S to Panama, N & W Colombia and NW Ecuador, and locally in N Venezuela.
  • venezuelensis J. T. Zimmer, 1939 - SE Venezuela (Amazonas, S Bolívar) and immediately adjacent E Colombia (R Guainía) and extreme NW Brazil (upper R Negro).
  • erythrurus (Cabanis, 1847) - E Venezuela (E Bolívar), the Guianas and NE Brazil (R Negro E to Amapá).

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  • fulvigularis (Salvin & Godman, 1889) - SE Mexico (from Tabasco and S Campeche), N Guatemala and Belize S to Panama, N & W Colombia and NW Ecuador, and locally in N Venezuela.
  • venezuelensis J. T. Zimmer, 1939 - SE Venezuela (Amazonas, S Bolívar) and immediately adjacent E Colombia (R Guainía) and extreme NW Brazil (upper R Negro).
  • erythrurus (Cabanis, 1847) - E Venezuela (E Bolívar), the Guianas and NE Brazil (R Negro E to Amapá).
  • signatus J. T. Zimmer, 1939 - E Colombia S to E Ecuador, E Peru (N of R Marañón) and locally NW Brazil (NW Amazonas S to R Solimões).
  • brunneifrons Hellmayr, 1927 - E Peru (S of R Marañón), adjacent SW Brazil and NW & W Bolivia.
  • purusianus (Parkes & Panza, 1993) - middle R Purús region of W Brazil.
  • amazonus J. T. Zimmer, 1939 - C Brazil S of Amazon (R Purús E to R Tapajós, S along R Madeira to region of mouth of R Jiparaná).
  • hellmayri (E. Snethlage, 1907) - NE Brazil along lower R Tocantins E to Maranhão.
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