Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Rusty-margined Flycatcher (Myiozetetes cayanensis) - HBW 9, p. 406

French: Tyran de Cayenne German: Rostschwingen-Maskentyrann Spanish: Bienteveo Alicastaño

Taxonomy: [Muscicapa] cayanensis Linnaeus, 1766, Cayenne.
Morphological and behavioural evidence suggests genus most closely related to Legatus; nesting behaviour links with Pitangus. Molecular data indicate strong support for a clade consisting of present species and M. similis as sister-group to one formed by M. granadensis and M. luteiventris. South American races require closer scrutinty; birds from E Panama described as additional race, harterti, on basis of smaller size, but subsequently considered inseparable from hellmayri. Four subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

hellmayri Hartert & Goodson, 1917 - E Panama (E from Canal Zone), tropical N & W Colombia (W of E Andes), W Venezuela (Maracaibo Basin, and W slope of Andes from W Lara S to Táchira) and W Ecuador (S to El Oro and W Loja).
rufipennis Lawrence, 1869 - N Venezuela (N of R Orinoco), E Colombia E of E Andes (Norte de Santander S to W Caquetá and Vaupés) and E Ecuador.
cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - S Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro), the Guianas, N & C Brazil (R Negro E to Maranhão and Piauí, S to E Acre, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Goiás and W Minas Gerais), SE Peru (Madre de Dios) and N Boliva (S to Cochabamba and N Santa Cruz).
erythropterus (Lafresnaye, 1853) - SE Brazil (S & E Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro).