Rhynchocyclus | |
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Olivaceous flatbill (R. olivaceus) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: |
Rhynchocyclus Cabanis & Heine, 1859 |
Species | |
4, see text |
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Synonyms | |
4, see text
Cyclorhynchus Sundevall, 1836
(non Kaup, 1829: preoccupied)
Rhynchocyclus is a genus of tyrant flycatchers. Established by Jean Cabanis in 1836, it contains four species:
The name Rhynchocyclus is a combination of the Greek words rhunkhos, meaning "bill" and kuklos, meaning "circle" or "shield".