Overview
Taxonomy
The Subfamily Muscicapinae is a member of the Family Muscicapidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Muscicapinae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Class: Sauropsida
Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass: Avialae
Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass: Aves
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Birds
- Cohort: Neognathae
Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder: Passerimorphae
Sibley et al., 1988
- Order: Passeriformes
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
- Suborder: Passeres
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Parvorder: Passerida
- Superfamily: Muscicapoidea
- Family: Muscicapidae
- Old World Flycatchers
- Subfamily: Muscicapinae
- Family: Muscicapidae
- Old World Flycatchers
- Superfamily: Muscicapoidea
- Parvorder: Passerida
- Suborder: Passeres
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Order: Passeriformes
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
- Superorder: Passerimorphae
Sibley et al., 1988
- Cohort: Neognathae
Pycraft, 1900
- Infraclass: Aves
(C. Linnaeus, 1758) - Birds
- Subclass: Avialae
Gauthier, 1986
- Class: Sauropsida
Linnaeus, 1758
- Superclass: Tetrapoda
Goodrich, 1930 - Tetrapods
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Subfamily Muscicapinae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Tribe (2): Muscicapini · Saxicolini
- Genus (21): Bradornis · Culicicapa · Cyanoptila · Cyornis · Dioptrornis · Empidornis · Eumyias · Ficedula · Fraseria · Horizorhinus · Humblotia · Luscinia · Melaenornis · Muscicapa · Muscicapella · Myioparus · Niltava · Rhinomyias · Sigelus · Stenostira · Tarsiger
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 514 species and subspecies in the Subfamily Muscicapinae.
Genera
Bradornis
Bradornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. [more]
Culicicapa
The canary-flycatchers, Culicicapa, are a genus of bird in the flycatcher family Stenostiridae (Beresford et al. 2005). The genus is restricted to South East Asia. It contains the following species: [more]
Cyanoptila
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]
Cyornis
Cyornis is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Dioptrornis
Melaenornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. They are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa. The three slaty flycatchers are now commonly placed in another genus instead, Dioptrornis. [more]
Empidornis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]
Eumyias
Eumyias is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Ficedula
The Ficedula flycatchers are a genus of Old World flycatchers. The genus is the largest in the family, containing around thirty species. They have sometimes been included in the genus Muscicapa. The genus is found in Europe, Asia and Africa. Several species are highly migratory, whereas other species are sedentary. [more]
Fraseria
Fraseria is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Horizorhinus
The Dohrn's Thrush-babbler or Principe Flycatcher-babbler (Horizorhinus dohrni) is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Horizorhinus,[] although genetic studies have suggested the genus is better placed in the genus Sylvia. It is endemic to S?o Tom? and Pr?ncipe. [more]
Humblotia
The name Humblotia can refer to two different of organisms: [more]
Luscinia
Luscinia is a genus of smallish passerine birds, containing the nightingales and relatives. Formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae, they are now considered to be Old World flycatchers (Muscicapidae) of the chat subfamily (Saxicolinae). The chats are a lineage of Old World flycatchers that has evolved convergently to thrushes. [more]
Melaenornis
Melaenornis is a genus of small passerine birds in the large family Muscicapidae commonly known as the Old World flycatchers. They are restricted to sub-Saharan Africa. The three slaty flycatchers are now commonly placed in another genus instead, Dioptrornis. [more]
Muscicapa
Muscicapa is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, and therein to the of subfamily Muscicapinae. They are widespread across Europe, Africa and Asia with most species occurring in forest and woodland habitats. Several species are migratory, moving south from Europe and northern Asia for the winter. [more]
Muscicapella
The Pygmy Flycatcher (Muscicapella hodgsoni), also known as the Pygmy Blue-flycatcher, is a bird species of the family Muscicapidae, in the monotypic genus Muscicapella.[] [more]
Myioparus
Myioparus is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Niltava
Niltava (from niltau, Nepali for N. sundara) is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
Rhinomyias
Rhinomyias is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family. [more]
Sigelus
The Fiscal Flycatcher, Sigelus silens, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is a resident breeder in Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland, and a vagrant to Namibia. It is the only member of the genus Sigelus. [more]
Stenostira
The Fairy Flycatcher or Fairy Warbler (Stenostira scita) is a small passerine bird. Formerly placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, it is now separated with some other "odd flycatchers" as the new family Stenostiridae (Beresford et al. 2005, Fuchs et al. 2006). It is the only member of the genus Stenostira. [more]
Tarsiger
Tarsiger is a genus of in the Muscicapidae family. It contains the following species: [more]
At least 18 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Tarsiger.
More info about the Genus Tarsiger may be found here.
Bibliography
- Cassin, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 1859, 43.
Footnotes
- http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=572
- http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=561
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