Myiotheretes
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''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 {{Tyrannidae-stub