Ramphotrigon


Ramphotrigon is a genus of tyrant flycatchers in the family Tyrannidae.

Species

Established in 1872 by George Robert Gray, it contains three species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Ramphotrigon megacephalumLarge-headed flatbillArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Ramphotrigon fuscicaudaDusky-tailed flatbillBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Ramphotrigon ruficaudaRufous-tailed flatbillBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela

The name Ramphotrigon is a combination of the Greek words rhamphos, meaning "bill" and trigonōn, meaning "triangle".