Fluvicola
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. He designated the type species as the masked water tyrant in 1831. The genus name is derived from a combination of Latin fluvius meaning "river" and -cola meaning "dweller".
Species
The genus contains the following three species:Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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 |