The Venezuelan flycatcher (Myiarchus venezuelensis) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and on Tobago.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Venezuelan flycatcher was originally described as a species with its current binomial Myiarchus venezuelensis. In 1918 it was reclassified as a subspecies Myiarchus ferox, then called the Guiana flycatcher and now the short-crested flycatcher. That treatment lasted into the 1970s when it was again recognized as a distinct species.
The Venezuelan flycatcher is monotypic.
Distribution and habitat
The Venezuelan flycatcher has a disjunct distribution. Separate populations are on the islands of Trinidad and Margarita and in Venezuela's northern Bolívar state. McMullan's field guide shows it extending south straddling the Colombia-Venezuela border to Norte de Santander Department.