Fluvicola is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
The genus was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. He designated the type species as the masked water tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) in 1831. The genus name is derived from a combination of Latin fluvius meaning "river" and -cola meaning "dweller".
Species The genus contains the following three species: Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Fluvicola pica Pied water tyrant from Panama and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina. Fluvicola albiventer Black-backed water tyrantcentral and northeastern Brazil and south through Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and Uruguay; also eastern Peru Fluvicola nengeta Masked water tyranteastern and southeastern Brazil, western Ecuador, and coastal border regions of northwest Peru
References