Serpophaga

Serpophaga is a genus of birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae that are found in Central and South America.

Serpophaga
Sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tyrannidae
Genus:	Serpophaga Gould, 1839
Type species
Serpophaga subcristata[1] Gould, 1839

The genus contains five species:^[2]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Serpophaga cinerea	Torrent tyrannulet	Costa Rica south to northern Bolivia and northwestern Venezuela.
	Serpophaga hypoleuca	River tyrannulet	Orinoco and Amazon Basin
	Serpophaga nigricans	Sooty tyrannulet	Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay; also southern Paraguay.
	Serpophaga subcristata	White-crested tyrannulet	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
	Serpophaga griseicapilla	Straneck's tyrannulet	Argentina