Megarynchus

Megarynchus is a genus of bird in the family Tyrannidae (the tyrant flycatchers). It is currently considered to be a monotypic genus.^[1]

Megarhynchus
Megarynchus pitangua
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Megarynchus Thunberg, 1824
Synonyms
Platyrhynchus

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

• Boat-billed flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua)

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Megarynchus:

• Samoan flycatcher (as Platyrhynchus albiventris)^[2]