Myiotheretes is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. These superficially thrush-like birds are large tyrants (19–24 cm/7.5-9.5 in long) of the Andean highlands. The red-rumped bush tyrant is considered closely related. Species The genus contains the following four species: Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Streak-throated bush tyrant Myiotheretes striaticollis Andes of Colombia to northwestern Argentina. Rufous-bellied bush tyrant Myiotheretes fuscorufuseastern Andes of Peru and Bolivia. Santa Marta bush tyrant Myiotheretes pernixSierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Caribbean northern Colombia. Smoky bush tyrant Myiotheretes fumigatusnorthern Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
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