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Myiozetetes sp.

Myiozetetes sp.

Benteveos

Family: Tyrannidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Myiozetetes is a small genus of passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family. The four species occur in tropical Central and South America.

Taxonomy: The genus Myiozetetes was introduced by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1859 with the rusty-margined flycatcher as the type species. The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek muias "fly" and zētētēs "searcher".

Species: The genus contains four species:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
120px]]Myiozetetes cayanensisRusty-margined flycatcherBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela; also eastern Panama.
120px]]Myiozetetes similisSocial flycatcherfrom northwestern Mexico south to northeastern Peru, southern Brazil and northwestern Argentina
120px]]Myiozetetes granadensisGrey-capped flycatchereastern Honduras south to northwestern Peru, northern Bolivia and western Brazil
120px]]Myiozetetes luteiventrisDusky-chested flycatcherBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela


 The adult Myiozetetes flycatcher is long and weighs . The upperparts are olive-brown, and the wings and tail are brown with only faint rufous fringes. The underparts are yellow and the throat is white. Young birds lack the red-orange crown stripe of the adult, and have chestnut fringes to the wing and tail feathers. The best distinction between the species is the head pattern: Vermilion-crowned, social and rusty-margined flycatchers have strong black-and white head markings like the great kiskadee, whereas grey-capped and dusky-chested flycatchers have greyish heads, with a short weak eyestripe in the former.

Myiozetetes flycatchers sally out from an open perch in a tree to catch insects in flight. They sometimes hover to take small berries. They breed in cultivation, pasture, and open woodland with some trees, building a large roofed nest from stems and in a bush, tree or on a building. The nest is often constructed near a wasp, bee or ant nest, or the nest of another tyrant flycatcher. The nest site is often near or over water. The typical clutch is two to four brown or lilac-blotched cream or white eggs, laid between February and June.

Source: Wikipedia, article Myiozetetes sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 459316
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Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/16/2021
Santiago Alemán



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252951219/09/202616:08ArgentinaEntre RíosDistrito Yuquerí, Concordia1Jorge La Grotteria
252949319/09/202616:08ArgentinaEntre RíosDistrito Yuquerí, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
161785016/08/2021ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101 Arroyo Tacuara, Parque Nacional IguazúSantiago Alemán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Myiozetetes sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.