Myrmotherula
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Myrmotherula is a genus of bird
in the Thamnophilidae family. Several species previously included in this genus as the "Stipple-throated group" have now been transferred to a new genus, Epinecrophylla
. These are all small antbirds, measuring 9-11.5 cm (3.5-4.5 in).
Myrmotherula presently contains the following species:
Streaked group:
Grey group (may include Formicivora
):
unassigned (relationships unknown):
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Thamnophilidae family. Several species previously included in this genus as the "Stipple-throated group" have now been transferred to a new genus, Epinecrophylla
Epinecrophylla
Epinecrophylla is a genus of birds in the family Thamnophilidae. They were previously included in the genus Myrmotherula as the "Stipple-throated group"...
. These are all small antbirds, measuring 9-11.5 cm (3.5-4.5 in).
Myrmotherula presently contains the following species:
Streaked group:
- Pygmy AntwrenPygmy AntwrenThe Pygmy Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family, the antbirds.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
(Myrmotherula brachyura) - Moustached AntwrenMoustached AntwrenThe Moustached Antwren is a species of small Neotropical bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It has two allopatric subspecies, both sometimes considered separate monotypic species: The Griscom's Antwren is found the Chocó of north-western Ecuador, western Colombia and eastern Panama, and the...
(Myrmotherula ignota)- Griscom's Antwren (Myrmotherula (ignota) ignota)
- Short-billed Antwren (Myrmotherula (ignota) obscura)
- Yellow-throated AntwrenYellow-throated AntwrenThe Yellow-throated Antwren 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:...
(Myrmotherula ambigua) - Sclater's AntwrenSclater's AntwrenThe Sclater's Antwren 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:...
(Myrmotherula sclateri) - Guianan Streaked-AntwrenGuianan Streaked-AntwrenThe Guianan Streaked-Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
(Myrmotherula surinamensis) - Amazonian Streaked-AntwrenAmazonian Streaked-AntwrenThe Amazonian Streaked-Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru....
(Myrmotherula multostriata) - Pacific AntwrenPacific AntwrenThe Pacific Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
(Myrmotherula pacifica) - Cherrie's AntwrenCherrie's AntwrenThe Cherrie's Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela....
(Myrmotherula cherriei) - Klages's AntwrenKlages's AntwrenThe Klages's Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitat is the canopy and edges of varzea forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and is listed by IUCN as near-threatened.-Source:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26...
(Myrmotherula klagesi) - Stripe-chested AntwrenStripe-chested AntwrenThe Stripe-chested Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
(Myrmotherula longicauda)
Grey group (may include Formicivora
Formicivora
Formicivora is a genus of birds in the Thamnophilidae family. These relatively small, long-tailed antbirds are strongly sexually dichromatic. They are found in forest, woodland and shrub in South America, although a single species also occurs in Panama.-Species:The Sincorá Antwren was only...
):
- White-flanked AntwrenWhite-flanked AntwrenThe White-flanked Antwren is a passerine bird in the antbird family.-Taxonomy:The subspecies M. a. luctuosa, the Silvery-flanked Antwren, is sometimes split as a full species.-Distribution and habitat:...
(Myrmotherula axillaris) - Slaty AntwrenSlaty AntwrenThe Slaty Antwren, Myrmotherula schisticolor, is a small passerine bird in the antbird family. It is a resident breeder in tropical Central and South America from southern Mexico to western Ecuador and eastern Peru....
(Myrmotherula schisticolor) - Rio Suno AntwrenRio Suno AntwrenThe Rio Suno Antwren 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 moist lowland forests.-References:...
(Myrmotherula sunensis) - Salvadori's AntwrenSalvadori's AntwrenThe Salvadori's Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Myrmotherula minor) - Ihering's AntwrenIhering's AntwrenThe Ihering's Antwren 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:...
(Myrmotherula iheringi) - Rio de Janeiro AntwrenRio de Janeiro AntwrenThe Rio de Janeiro Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is endemic to Brazil, and is currently thought only to survive in Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve, although identification is tricky and its continued survival has been questioned.Its natural habitat is subtropical or...
(Myrmotherula fluminensis) - Plain-winged AntwrenPlain-winged AntwrenThe Plain-winged Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
(Myrmotherula behni) - Yungas Antwren (Myrmotherula grisea)
- Unicolored Antwren (Myrmotherula unicolor)
- Alagoas AntwrenAlagoas AntwrenThe Alagoas Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Myrmotherula snowi) - Long-winged AntwrenLong-winged AntwrenThe Long-winged Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
(Myrmotherula longipennis) - Band-tailed AntwrenBand-tailed AntwrenThe Band-tailed Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is endemic to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
(Myrmotherula urosticta) - Grey AntwrenGrey AntwrenThe Grey Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
(Myrmotherula menetriesii) - Rufous-bellied AntwrenRufous-bellied AntwrenThe Rufous-bellied Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela...
(Myrmotherula guttata) - Plain-throated AntwrenPlain-throated AntwrenThe Plain-throated Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in all the counties of the Amazon Basin.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests...
(Myrmotherula hauxwelli) - Leaden AntwrenLeaden AntwrenThe Leaden Antwren is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
(Myrmotherula assimilis)
unassigned (relationships unknown):
- Star-throated AntwrenStar-throated AntwrenThe Star-throated Antwren 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 montanes....
(Myrmotherula gularis)