Brown-crested Flycatcher / Myiarchus tyrannulus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
SCI Name:
Protonym: Muscicapa tyrannulus Natursyst.Suppl. Suppl. p.169
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Myiarchus
Taxonomy Code: bncfly
Type Locality: Cayenne.
Author: Statius Muller
Publish Year: 1776
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MYIARCHUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Short-crested Flycatcher M. ferox) Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; αρχος arkhos ruler, chief < αρχω arkhō to rule; "13. Gen. Myiarchus Cab. 1) Muscapa [sic] et Tyrannus Auctor. part. Tyrannula Swain. 2) 1827. Pyrocephalus Gould. 1838. 63. 1. M. ferox Cab. Muscicapa ferox Lin. Gmel. ... 64. 2. M. rufiventris Cab. Tyrannus rufiventris d'Orb. de Lafr. ... 65. 3. M. nigricans Cab. Tyrannula nigricans Swains. ... 66. 4. M. ferrugineus Cab. Todus ferrugineus Lin. Gmel. ... Tyrannus bellicosus Vieill. ... Platyrhynchus hirundinaceus Spix. ... Platyrhynchus rupestris Pr. Max. ... Hirundinea bellicosa d'Orb. de Lafr. ... Suiriri roxo oscuro Azar. ... 67. 5. M. coronatus Cab. Muscicapa coronata Lin. Gmel. ... 68. 6. M. atropurpureus Cab. Muscicapa atropurpurea Lichtenst. ... 1) μυια musca, αρχος princeps. 2) except. Muscicapa barbata Gmel. et aliae species eidem similes, quae ad genus Myiobius Gray spectant." (Cabanis 1844); "Myiarchus Cabanis, 1844, Archiv. f. Naturg., 10 (1), p. 272. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 49), Muscicapa ferox Gmelin." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 194).
Var. Myarchus.
Synon. Eribates, Hylonax, Kaupornis, Muscifur, Myionax, Onychopterus.
● (syn. Mecocerculus Ϯ White-throated Tyrannulet M. leucophrys setophagoides) "*373. Myiarchus, Bp. ex Caban. (Myiobius p. Gr.) ... 1. TYRANNULA setophagoides, Bp. Act. Ital. Ann. sext. Mediol. p. 405. sp. 30. ex S.ta Fe de Bogota. ... 2. TYRANNULA divaricata, Bp. (Pyrocephalus divaricatus, Gr.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1837. p. 112. ex Mexico. ... An hujus generis?" (Bonaparte 1850); "Myiarchus Bonaparte, 1850 (not of Cabanis, 1844), Consp. Gen. Avium, 1, p. 188. Type, by monotypy,1 Tyrannula setophagoides Bonaparte. 1 The second species cited, Tyrannula divaraicata Bonaparte, is doubtfully referred to the new genus and hence is unavailable." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 35).
TYRANNULUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet T. elatus) Mod. L. tyrannulus little tyrant < dim. genus Tyrannus de Lacépède, 1799, kingbird; "TYRANNEAU, Tyrannulus. Motacilla, Linn. Gm. Bec très-court, un peu grêle, convexe en dessus, entier, incliné à la pointe. — 1ere à 4e remiges les plus longues. Esp. Roitelet-Mésange, Buff." (Vieillot 1816); "Tyrannulus Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 31. Type, by monotypy, "Roitelet-Mésange" Buffon = Sylvia elata Latham." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 21).
tyrannulus
Mod. L. tyrannulus little tyrant < dim. L. tyrannus tyrant, despot < Gr. τυραννος turannos tyrant.
● ex “Petit Tyran de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 571, fig. 1 (Myiarchus).
SUBSPECIES
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Arizona)
SCI Name: Myiarchus tyrannulus magister
magister
L. magister master, teacher, chief, superior < magis higher < comp. magnus great.
● “differing [from M. cinerascens] ...in much larger size, with proportionally longer and stronger bill” (Ridgway 1884) (subsp. Myiarchus tyrannulus).
● Alluding to Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887) US ornithologist, Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (Vireo).
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Cooper's)
SCI Name: Myiarchus tyrannulus [cooperi Group]
MYIARCHUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Short-crested Flycatcher M. ferox) Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; αρχος arkhos ruler, chief < αρχω arkhō to rule; "13. Gen. Myiarchus Cab. 1) Muscapa [sic] et Tyrannus Auctor. part. Tyrannula Swain. 2) 1827. Pyrocephalus Gould. 1838. 63. 1. M. ferox Cab. Muscicapa ferox Lin. Gmel. ... 64. 2. M. rufiventris Cab. Tyrannus rufiventris d'Orb. de Lafr. ... 65. 3. M. nigricans Cab. Tyrannula nigricans Swains. ... 66. 4. M. ferrugineus Cab. Todus ferrugineus Lin. Gmel. ... Tyrannus bellicosus Vieill. ... Platyrhynchus hirundinaceus Spix. ... Platyrhynchus rupestris Pr. Max. ... Hirundinea bellicosa d'Orb. de Lafr. ... Suiriri roxo oscuro Azar. ... 67. 5. M. coronatus Cab. Muscicapa coronata Lin. Gmel. ... 68. 6. M. atropurpureus Cab. Muscicapa atropurpurea Lichtenst. ... 1) μυια musca, αρχος princeps. 2) except. Muscicapa barbata Gmel. et aliae species eidem similes, quae ad genus Myiobius Gray spectant." (Cabanis 1844); "Myiarchus Cabanis, 1844, Archiv. f. Naturg., 10 (1), p. 272. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 49), Muscicapa ferox Gmelin." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 194).
Var. Myarchus.
Synon. Eribates, Hylonax, Kaupornis, Muscifur, Myionax, Onychopterus.
● (syn. Mecocerculus Ϯ White-throated Tyrannulet M. leucophrys setophagoides) "*373. Myiarchus, Bp. ex Caban. (Myiobius p. Gr.) ... 1. TYRANNULA setophagoides, Bp. Act. Ital. Ann. sext. Mediol. p. 405. sp. 30. ex S.ta Fe de Bogota. ... 2. TYRANNULA divaricata, Bp. (Pyrocephalus divaricatus, Gr.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1837. p. 112. ex Mexico. ... An hujus generis?" (Bonaparte 1850); "Myiarchus Bonaparte, 1850 (not of Cabanis, 1844), Consp. Gen. Avium, 1, p. 188. Type, by monotypy,1 Tyrannula setophagoides Bonaparte. 1 The second species cited, Tyrannula divaraicata Bonaparte, is doubtfully referred to the new genus and hence is unavailable." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 35).
Brown-crested Flycatcher (Ometepe)
SCI Name: Myiarchus tyrannulus brachyurus
brachyurus
Gr. βραχυς brakhus short; -ουρος -ouros -tailed < ουρα oura tail.
Brown-crested Flycatcher (South American)
SCI Name: Myiarchus tyrannulus tyrannulus/bahiae
MYIARCHUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Short-crested Flycatcher M. ferox) Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; αρχος arkhos ruler, chief < αρχω arkhō to rule; "13. Gen. Myiarchus Cab. 1) Muscapa [sic] et Tyrannus Auctor. part. Tyrannula Swain. 2) 1827. Pyrocephalus Gould. 1838. 63. 1. M. ferox Cab. Muscicapa ferox Lin. Gmel. ... 64. 2. M. rufiventris Cab. Tyrannus rufiventris d'Orb. de Lafr. ... 65. 3. M. nigricans Cab. Tyrannula nigricans Swains. ... 66. 4. M. ferrugineus Cab. Todus ferrugineus Lin. Gmel. ... Tyrannus bellicosus Vieill. ... Platyrhynchus hirundinaceus Spix. ... Platyrhynchus rupestris Pr. Max. ... Hirundinea bellicosa d'Orb. de Lafr. ... Suiriri roxo oscuro Azar. ... 67. 5. M. coronatus Cab. Muscicapa coronata Lin. Gmel. ... 68. 6. M. atropurpureus Cab. Muscicapa atropurpurea Lichtenst. ... 1) μυια musca, αρχος princeps. 2) except. Muscicapa barbata Gmel. et aliae species eidem similes, quae ad genus Myiobius Gray spectant." (Cabanis 1844); "Myiarchus Cabanis, 1844, Archiv. f. Naturg., 10 (1), p. 272. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 49), Muscicapa ferox Gmelin." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 194).
Var. Myarchus.
Synon. Eribates, Hylonax, Kaupornis, Muscifur, Myionax, Onychopterus.
● (syn. Mecocerculus Ϯ White-throated Tyrannulet M. leucophrys setophagoides) "*373. Myiarchus, Bp. ex Caban. (Myiobius p. Gr.) ... 1. TYRANNULA setophagoides, Bp. Act. Ital. Ann. sext. Mediol. p. 405. sp. 30. ex S.ta Fe de Bogota. ... 2. TYRANNULA divaricata, Bp. (Pyrocephalus divaricatus, Gr.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1837. p. 112. ex Mexico. ... An hujus generis?" (Bonaparte 1850); "Myiarchus Bonaparte, 1850 (not of Cabanis, 1844), Consp. Gen. Avium, 1, p. 188. Type, by monotypy,1 Tyrannula setophagoides Bonaparte. 1 The second species cited, Tyrannula divaraicata Bonaparte, is doubtfully referred to the new genus and hence is unavailable." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 35).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)