Casiornis

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

Casiornis
Rufous casiornis (Casiornis rufus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Casiornis Des Murs, 1856
Type species
Casiornis typus[1] Des Murs, 1856

The genus contains the following two species:^[2]

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Rufous casiornis	Casiornis rufus	Argentina, Bolivia, mid-central Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Uruguay
	Ash-throated casiornis	Casiornis fuscus	northeastern Brazil.