| Myiodynastes | |
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Golden-crowned flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: |
Myiodynastes Bonaparte, 1857 |
| Species | |
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Myiodynastes bairdii |
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Myiodynastes bairdii
Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
Myiodynastes hemichrysus
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Myiodynastes maculatus
Myiodynastes is a genus of birds in the family Tyrannidae. Created by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1857, the genus contains five species which are collectively referred to as "sulphur-bellied flycatchers"; that name is also given to one of the individual species in the genus. The genus name Myiodynastes is a compound word composed from two Greek words: muia, meaning "fly" and dunastẽs, meaning "ruler".