Rhynchocyclus


Rhynchocyclus is a genus of tyrant flycatchers. Established by Jean Cabanis in 1836.

Species

It contains four species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Rhynchocyclus brevirostrisEye-ringed flatbillBelize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama, with a slight incursion into Colombia
Rhynchocyclus pacificusPacific flatbillColombia and Ecuador.
Rhynchocyclus olivaceusOlivaceous flatbillBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Rhynchocyclus fulvipectusFulvous-breasted flatbillBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

The name Rhynchocyclus is a combination of the Greek words rhunkhos, meaning "bill" and kuklos, meaning "circle" or "shield".