Megarynchus is a genus of bird in the family Tyrannidae (the tyrant flycatchers). It is currently considered to be a monotypic genus.[1]
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| Megarynchus pitangua | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Megarynchus Thunberg, 1824 |
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Taxonomy and systematics
editExtant species
edit- Boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)
Former species
editFormerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Megarynchus:
- Samoan flycatcher (as Platyrhynchus albiventris)[2]
References
edit- ^ "Tyrant flycatchers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "Myiagra albiventris - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
