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

The genus was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827.

[2] He designated the type species as the masked water tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) in 1831.

[3][4] The genus name is derived from a combination of Latin fluvius meaning "river" and -cola meaning "dweller".

[5] The genus contains the following three species:[6] This article about a tyrant flycatcher is a stub.