Fluvicola Explained
Fluvicola is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
The genus was introduced by the English naturalist William John Swainson in 1827.[1] He designated the type species as the masked water tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) in 1831.[2] [3] The genus name is derived from a combination of Latin fluvius meaning "river" and -cola meaning "dweller".[4]
Species
The genus contains the following three species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Fluvicola pica | Pied water tyrant | from Panama and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina. |
| Fluvicola albiventer | Black-backed water tyrant | central and northeastern Brazil and south through Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and Uruguay; also eastern Peru |
| Fluvicola nengeta | Masked water tyrant | eastern and southeastern Brazil, western Ecuador, and coastal border regions of northwest Peru |
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Notes and References
- Swainson . William John . William John Swainson . 1827 . On several groups and forms in ornithology, not hitherto defined . Zoological Journal . 3 . 158–175 [172] .
- Book: Swainson, William John . William John Swainson . 1831 . Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals . Series 2 . 2 . London . Baldwin, Cradock . Plate 46 text .
- Book: Dickinson . E.C. . Edward C. Dickinson . Christidis . L. . Leslie Christidis . 2014 . The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World . 2: Passerines . 4th . Eastbourne, UK . Aves Press . 978-0-9568611-2-2 . 58 .
- Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 162 .
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Tyrant flycatchers . World Bird List Version 9.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 1 July 2019 .
