Empidonomus is a genus of small passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae that are found in South America. The genus contains two species.
Taxonomy The genus Empidonomus was introduced in 1860 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine to accommodate a single species, Muscicapa varia Vieillot, the variegated flycatcher. This is the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek εμπις/empis, εμπιδος/empidos meaning "gnat" or "mosquito" with -νομος/-nomos meaning "-ruling".
The genus contains two species:
Image Common name Scientific name DistributionVariegated flycatcherEmpidonomus variuswidespread across South AmericaCrowned slaty flycatcherEmpidonomus aurantioatrocristatusAmazonia, central south, southeast South America
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