Hemitriccus

Hemitriccus is a genus of small South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. They are commonly known as tody-tyrants or bamboo tyrants, but the former name is (or was) also shared with several members of the genus Poecilotriccus. Several species from the genus Hemitriccus are very similar, and consequently best separated by their voice.

Taxonomy

The genus Hemitriccus was introduced in 1860 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine to accommodate a single species, Muscicapa diops Temminck, 1822, the drab-breasted bamboo tyrant. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hēmi- meaning "half-" or "small" with trikkos, a word for an unidentified small bird that in ornithology signifies a tyrant flycatcher.

Species

The genus contains the following 22 species:

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
File:Hemitriccus diops - Drab-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant 2; Miracatu, São Paulo, Brazil.jpg	Drab-breasted bamboo tyrant	Hemitriccus diops	Atlantic Forest
File:Brown-breasted Bamboo Tyrant, Intervales, Brazil S4E9913 (12930099373).jpg	Brown-breasted bamboo tyrant	Hemitriccus obsoletus	southeastern Brazil
File:Hemitriccus flammulatus Flammulated Pygmy-Tyrant; Ramal do Noca, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.jpg	Flammulated bamboo tyrant	Hemitriccus flammulatus	southwestern Amazonia
File:Hemitriccus minor - Snethlage's tody-tyrant (cropped).JPG	Snethlage's tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus minor	Amazonia
File:Hemitriccus spodiops Yungas Tody-Tyrant; below Sandia, Puno, Peru.jpg	Yungas tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus spodiops	Yungas
File:Hemitriccus cohnhafti - Acre Tody-Tyrant; Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.jpg	Acre tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus cohnhafti	Acre
File:Hemitriccus josephinae Boat-billed Tody-tyrant; Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (cropped).jpg	Boat-billed tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus josephinae	Guiana Shield
File:Hemitriccus zosterops 64004204.jpg	White-eyed tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus zosterops	northern Amazonia
File:Hemitriccus griseipectus - White-bellied Tody-Tyrant.JPG	White-bellied tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus griseipectus	southern Amazonia and Pernambuco coastal forests
File:Hemitriccus minimus - Zimmer's Tody-Tyrant, Carajas National Forest, Pará, Brazil.jpg	Zimmer's tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus minimus	southern Amazonia
File:Hemitriccus orbitatus -Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8.jpg	Eye-ringed tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus orbitatus	southern Atlantic Forest
File:Hemitriccus iohannis - Johannes's Tody-Tyrant; Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil.jpg	Johannes's tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus iohannis	western Amazonia
File:Hemitriccus striaticollis - Stripe-necked Tody Tyrant; Arari; Maranhão, Brazil.jpg	Stripe-necked tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus striaticollis	northern South America
File:Hemitriccus nidipendulus -Extrema, Minas Gerais, Brazil-8.jpg	Hangnest tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus nidipensulus	Atlantic Forest
File:MOSQUETA OJO DORADO Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer.jpg	Pearly-vented tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer	northwestern and central/estern South America
File:Hemitriccus inornatus Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant; Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil 02.jpg	Pelzeln's tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus inornatus	Brazil, north of the Amazon River
File:Black-throated Tody-Tyrant - South Ecuador S4E2085 (16872179772).jpg	Black-throated tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus granadensis	northern Andes
File:Hemitriccus mirandae.jpg	Buff-breasted tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus mirandae	Caatinga moist-forest enclaves and Pernambuco Forests
File:Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus 2.jpg	Cinnamon-breasted tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus cinnamomeipectus	Cordillera del Cóndor
File:Hemitriccus kaempferi - Kaempfer's tody-tyrant.JPG	Kaempfer's tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus kaempferi	Serra do Mar coastal forests (south)
File:Hemitriccus rufigularis - Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant (cropped).jpg	Buff-throated tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus rufigularis	northern Andes
File:Flickr - Dario Sanches - PAPA-MOSCAS-ESTRELA (Hemitriccus furcatus).jpg	Fork-tailed tody-tyrant	Hemitriccus furcatus	Serra do Mar coastal forests (north)