Myiornis

Myiornis is a bird genus in the family Tyrannidae. Discounting the hummingbirds, they are some of the smallest birds in the world.

Myiornis
Eared pygmy tyrant (Myiornis auricularis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Myiornis Bertoni, AW, 1901
Type species
Euscarthmus minutus Bertoni, AW, 1901 = Platyrhynchos auricularis Vieillot, 1818[1]
Species
see text

The genus contains four species:^[2]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Myiornis albiventris	White-bellied pygmy tyrant	Bolivia and Peru
	Myiornis auricularis	Eared pygmy tyrant	Brazil, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.
	Myiornis atricapillus	Black-capped pygmy tyrant	Costa Rica to north-western Ecuador.
	Myiornis ecaudatus	Short-tailed pygmy tyrant	Amazon in northern and central South America.

References

1. Traylor, Melvin A. Jr, ed. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 8. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 71.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2019.