Myrmeciza
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Myrmeciza is a perching bird genus
in the family
Thamnophilidae. About 20 species
have been placed here in recent times, but thus delimited the "genus" is almost certainly not monophyletic.
The species apparently form several discrete groups, at least one of which does certainly not belong here. One seems to be closer to some other genera than to the core of the present genus, but the exact affiliations of the third group as well as some others (including the type species
M. longipes) are not robustly resolved.
The species and their groups are:
Genus
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in the family
Family (biology)
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Thamnophilidae. About 20 species
Species
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have been placed here in recent times, but thus delimited the "genus" is almost certainly not monophyletic.
The species apparently form several discrete groups, at least one of which does certainly not belong here. One seems to be closer to some other genera than to the core of the present genus, but the exact affiliations of the third group as well as some others (including the type species
Type species
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M. longipes) are not robustly resolved.
The species and their groups are:
- Chestnut-tailed group (Pithyini)
- (Southern) Chestnut-tailed AntbirdChestnut-tailed AntbirdThe Chestnut-tailed Antbird , also known as the Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird, is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest in far southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and western and central Brazil...
, Myrmeciza hemimelaena - Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird or Zimmer's AntbirdZimmer's AntbirdThe Zimmer's Antbird , also known as the Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird, is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest in northeastern Peru and far eastern Ecuador...
, Myrmeciza castanea
- (Southern) Chestnut-tailed Antbird
- Large dark group (close to PyriglenaPyriglenaThe fire-eyes, Pyriglena, are a genus of birds in the antbird family Thamnophilidae.The genus contains three species, all found in South America. The fire-eyes are 16–18 cm in length, weigh 25-36 g and have characteristic red eyes that give them their name...
)- Plumbeous AntbirdPlumbeous AntbirdThe Plumbeous Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.-References:...
, Myrmeciza hyperythra - Goeldi's AntbirdGoeldi's AntbirdThe Goeldi's Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Myrmeciza goeldii - White-shouldered AntbirdWhite-shouldered AntbirdThe White-shouldered Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.-References:...
, Myrmeciza melanoceps - Sooty AntbirdSooty AntbirdThe Sooty Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Myrmeciza fortis - Immaculate AntbirdImmaculate AntbirdThe Immaculate Antbird is a species of antbird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found at low levels in humid forests in Costa Rica, Panama, western and northern Colombia, western Venezuela, and western Ecuador...
, Myrmeciza immaculata
- Plumbeous Antbird
- Patterned breast group (close to HypocnemoidesHypocnemoidesHypocnemoides is a genus of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It contains the following species:* Black-chinned Antbird, Hypocnemoides melanopogon* Band-tailed Antbird, Hypocnemoides maculicauda...
and HylophylaxHylophylaxHylophylax is a genus of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.-Species:* Spotted Antbird, Hylophylax naevioides* Spot-backed Antbird, Hylophylax naevius* Dot-backed Antbird, Hylophylax punctulatus...
)- Ferruginous-backed AntbirdFerruginous-backed AntbirdThe Ferruginous-backed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
, Myrmeciza ferruginea - Scalloped AntbirdScalloped AntbirdThe Scalloped Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
, Myrmeciza ruficauda - White-bibbed AntbirdWhite-bibbed AntbirdThe White-bibbed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Myrmeciza loricata - Squamate AntbirdSquamate AntbirdThe Squamate Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
, Myrmeciza squamosa
- Ferruginous-backed Antbird
- Grey-headed group
- Grey-headed AntbirdGrey-headed AntbirdThe Grey-headed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru....
, Myrmeciza griseiceps - Dull-mantled AntbirdDull-mantled AntbirdThe Dull-mantled Antbird is a perching bird species in the antbird family . Its scientific name is presently Myrmeciza laemosticta, but as it does not seem to be closely related to the White-bellied Antbird The Dull-mantled Antbird is a perching bird species in the antbird family (Thamnophilidae)....
, Myrmeciza laemosticta - Esmeraldas AntbirdEsmeraldas AntbirdThe Esmeraldas Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The species has been the source of taxonomic confusion in the past, as the male was placed as a separate species...
, Myrmeciza nigricauda - Stub-tailed Antbird, Myrmeciza berlepschi
- Grey-headed Antbird
- unassigned
- Yapacana AntbirdYapacana AntbirdThe Yapacana Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Myrmeciza disjuncta - White-bellied AntbirdWhite-bellied AntbirdThe White-bellied Antbird , is a passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World from Panama to northern Brazil and in Trinidad. It is also called Swainson's Antcatcher after William John Swainson, who first described it scientifically...
, Myrmeciza longipes (patterned breast group?) - Chestnut-backed AntbirdChestnut-backed AntbirdThe Chestnut-backed Antbird, Myrmeciza exsul, is a passerine bird in the antbird family. It is found in humid forests in Central and South America , ranging from eastern Nicaragua to western Ecuador...
, Myrmeciza exsul (large dark group? grey-headed group?) - Gray-bellied Antbird, Myrmeciza pelzelni
- Black-throated AntbirdBlack-throated AntbirdThe Black-throated Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
, Myrmeciza atrothorax
- Yapacana Antbird