''Myiotheretes'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family
Tyrannidae
The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) comprise a Family (biology), family of passerine birds which is found virtually throughout North America, North and South America. It is the world's largest family of birds, with more than 400 species, and is ...
. These superficially
thrush
Thrush may refer to:
Birds
* Thrush (bird), any of the birds in the family Turdidae
** List of thrush species
* Antthrushes, the Formicariidae family of birds
* Dohrn's warbler, or Dohrn's thrush-babbler, a species ''Sylvia dohrni'' in the famil ...
-like birds are large tyrants (19–24 cm/7.5-9.5 in long) of the
Andean
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long and wide (widest between 18°S ...
highlands.
The
red-rumped bush tyrant is considered closely related.
Species
The genus contains the following four species:
References
Bird genera
Birds of the Andes
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach
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