Bird genera

Stactolaema is a bird genus in the African barbet family (Lybiidae) which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae.

Dromococcyx is a genus of uncommon to rare cuckoos found in forests and woodlands of the Neotropics. While rarely seen, both species are very vocal. They have strikingly graduated tails, and are among the few cuckoos of the Americas that are brood parasites (the only other is the striped cuckoo).

Granatellus is a genus of bird previously placed in the family Parulidae, although biochemical evidence suggests it belongs in Cardinalidae, a move followed by the American Ornithologists' Union in 2009.

Campylorhamphus is a bird genus in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). They are found in wooded habitats in South America and southern Central America, and all have very long, somewhat scythe-shaped bills.

Embernagra is a genus of South American finch-like birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Mayrornis is a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae found in the Solomon Islands and Fiji. The name Mayrornis is a compound word. The first part, Mayr, commemorates Ernst Walter Mayr, a German ornithologist and systematist. The second part, ornis, is the Greek word meaning "bird". Established by Frank Alexander Wetmore in 1932, it contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name!! Common name !! Distribution |- ||| Mayrornis schistaceus||Vanikoro monarch|| Santa Cruz Islands. |- ||| Mayrornis versicolor||Ogea monarch || Ogea Driki and Ogea Levu |- |120px||

The African terrestrial barbets are the bird genus Trachyphonus in the African barbet family (Lybiidae), which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae. These birds are more terrestrial than the other African barbets and differ in some other respects too; they are thus separated in the subfamily Trachyphoninae.

Entomodestes is a small genus of birds in the thrush family. They are found in humid Andean highland forest in South America. The two species both have black underparts and head, and a white patch on the lower face, but differ in the colour of the back.

Corapipo is a genus of birds in the manakin family Pipridae that are found in Central America and northern parts of South America.

Pithys is a genus of insectivorous passerine binds in the antbird family (Thamnophilidae) found in the lowland forests of South America. The genus includes two species: Pithys albifrons (White-plumed Antbird) and Pithys castanea (White-masked Antbird). These birds are known for their association with army ant swarms, which they follow to catch insects and other small animals that flee the swarm. This specialized feeding behavior, known as obligate ant-following, is rare among birds and defines much of the genus’s ecology.

Machaeropterus is a genus of passerine birds in the manakin family Pipridae. They are found in the tropical forests of South America.

Leptopoecile is a genus of birds in the long-tailed tit family Aegithalidae. The genus was once placed in the large family Sylviidae, but analysis of mitochondrial DNA placed it with the long-tailed tits.

Fulvetta is a genus of passerine birds. Originally proposed in 1877, it was recently reestablished for the typical fulvettas, which were long included with their presumed relatives in the Timaliidae (Old World babbler) genus Alcippe. But they are actually quite closely related to the parrotbills, and are thus now placed in the family Paradoxornithidae.

Malacopteron is a genus of passerine birds in the family Pellorneidae.

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Haplospiza is a small genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. Formerly classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae. Its two members breed in subtropical or tropical moist forest in Central and South America. They are often associated with bamboo.

Melanocharis is a genus of birds in the berrypecker and longbill family Melanocharitidae that are endemic to New Guinea.

Lyncornis is a genus of nightjars in the nightjar family Caprimulgidae that are found is South and Southeast Asia. The English name "eared nightjar" refers to the two tufts of feathers on their head.

Rhabdotorrhinus is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae.

thumb|right|250px|Black-crowned pitta (E. ussheri) uttering whistles from a perch in Danum Valley Conservation Area|Danum Valley, Sabah Erythropitta is a genus of birds in the pitta family Pittidae. The members of the genus are found mostly in Southeast Asia, with one species, the Papuan pitta, ranging into northeast Australia. The genus was formerly merged with the large genus Pitta, but based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2006, the family Pittidae has been split into three genera.

Afrotis is a genus of bustard in the family Otididae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa, and contains two species. It is sometimes included in the genus Eupodotis.

Eunymphicus is a genus of parrots in the family Psittaculidae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, and is closely related to the Cyanoramphus parakeets of Oceania.

Poeoptera is a genus of bird in the starling family. It contains three species, all live in forest habitats in Africa. These starlings nest in tree cavities, such as old woodpecker or barbet holes. One species, the narrow-tailed starling, nests in colonies. All are birds of the canopy, and their diet is mostly or entirely fruit. Males have a glossier appearance than females.

Agelasticus is a genus of birds in the New World blackbird and oriole family Icteridae. They have slender forms and narrow bills. Male plumage is mostly or entirely black while that of females is generally brown and streaky. Females are responsible for building the nest, unlike some of their close relatives. The genus occurs only in South America.

Pinarocorys is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae.

Hydropsalis is a genus of nightjars in the family Caprimulgidae. The species are widely distributed across the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.

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Hypothymis is a genus of birds in the family Monarchidae.

Anabacerthia is a genus of birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

Poephila is an Australian genus of estrildid finches.

Laniarius is a genus of brightly coloured, carnivorous passerine birds commonly known as boubous or gonoleks. Not to be confused with the similar-sounding genus Lanius, they were formerly classed with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, but they and related genera are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the bush-shrike family Malaconotidae.

Thlypopsis is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Amaurospiza is a genus of seed-eating birds in the cardinal family Cardinalidae that are found in Central and South America.

Rhegmatorhina is a genus of birds within the family Thamnophilidae, belonging to the order Passeriformes. Rhegmatorhina is one of the six genera in the Thamnophilidae family, whose birds follow army ants and capture arthropods fleeing their attacks, often described as dedicated or professional ant followers.

Tachyphonus is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae.

Iridosornis is a genus of Neotropical birds in the tanager family Thraupidae

Microeca is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. The species in this genus are commonly known as flyrobins (along with the closely related torrent flyrobin).

Pseudonigrita is a genus of sparrow-like birds in the weaverbird family.

Cardellina is a genus of passerine birds in the New World warbler family Parulidae. The genus name Cardellina is a diminutive of the Italian dialect word Cardella for the European goldfinch.

Todirostrum is a genus of Neotropical birds in the New World flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

Neomixis is a genus of small forest birds that are endemic to Madagascar.

Lichenostomus is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia.

Mionectes is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

Streptoprocne is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. It contains five species that exist in Central and South America.

Nesospiza is a genus of seed-eating birds in the tanager family Thraupidae found on the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Timeliopsis is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It contains the following species: Olive straightbill (Timeliopsis fulvigula) Tawny straightbill (Timeliopsis griseigula)

Sporopipes is a genus of birds in the weaver family. ==Species==

Myiophobus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

Aepypodius is a genus of birds in the family Megapodiidae.

Euscarthmus is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. ==Species== The genus contains 3 species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name!! Distribution |- |120px || Euscarthmus meloryphus || Fulvous-crowned scrub tyrant || Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. |- |120px || Euscarthmus fulviceps || Fulvous-faced scrub tyrant || Ecuador and Peru. |- |120px || Euscarthmus rufomarginatus || Rufous-sided scrub tyrant || Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Suriname. |- |}

Calicalicus is a genus of bird in the family Vangidae. It contains two species, both of which are endemic to Madagascar:

Heterocercus is a genus of bird in the family Pipridae. Established by Philip Lutley Sclater in 1862, it contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || Heterocercus aurantiivertex || Orange-crested manakin || Ecuador and Peru |- |120px || Heterocercus flavivertex || Yellow-crested manakin|| Northern Amazonia |- |120px || Heterocercus linteatus|| Flame-crested manakin || Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru |- |}

Chamaeza is a genus of South American birds in the family Formicariidae.

Thripophaga is a genus of birds that popularly are known as softtails. They are members of the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. They are found in wooded and shrubby habitats, sometimes near water, in South America.

Spizocorys is a genus of African larks in the family Alaudidae found in southern and eastern Africa.

Gymnomyza is a genus of birds, in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae, which are restricted to a few islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean.

Syma is a genus of tree kingfishers in the family Alcedinidae that are resident in New Guinea and northeast Australia.

Myza is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Established by Adolf Bernhard Meyer and Lionel William Wiglesworth in 1895, it contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Myza celebensis|| Dark-eared myza || island of Sulawesi in Indonesia |- | || Myza sarasinorum|| White-eared myza || Sulawesi in Indonesia |- |}

The rayaditos (Aphrastura) are a genus of birds in the Furnariidae, the ovenbird family.

Microbates is a bird genus in the family Polioptilidae. Its name means "small creeper" or "walker".