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List of antbird genera

List of antbird genera is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of antbird genera rather than just read about it. In short: The antbirds are a large family, Thamnophilidae, of smallish passerine bird species of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. The family has more than 230 species divided into 63 genera and includes the antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire-eyes, bare-eyes and bushbirds.

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The antbirds are a large family, Thamnophilidae, of smallish passerine bird species of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. The family has more than 230 species divided into 63 genera and includes the antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire-eyes, bare-eyes and bushbirds. The most closely related species to the antbirds are the gnateaters (family Conopophagidae) and the crescentchests (family Melanopareiidae).

List and classification of genera The list of genera below follows the World Bird List maintained by Frank Gill, David Donsker and Pamela Rasmussen on behalf of the International Ornithologists' Union. The division of the genera into subfamilies and tribes follows the phylogeny published by Jan Ohlson and colleagues in 2013 as well as the list maintained by Joseph del Hoyo on the Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive website. For more detail, see list of antbird species.

Subfamily Euchrepomidinae Genus Euchrepomis – antwrens (4 species)

Subfamily Myrmornithinae Genus Myrmornis – wing-banded antbird Genus Pygiptila – spot-winged antshrike Genus Thamnistes – antshrikes (2 species)

Subfamily Thamnophilinae Tribe Microrhopiini

Genus Microrhopias – dot-winged antwren Genus Neoctantes – black bushbird Genus Clytoctantes – bushbirds (2 species) (Placement here is provisional) Genus Epinecrophylla – stipplethroats (8 species) Genus Myrmorchilus – stripe-backed antbird Genus Aprositornis – Yapacana antbird Genus Ammonastes – grey-bellied antbird Genus Myrmophylax – black-throated antbird Tribe Formicivorini

Genus Myrmotherula – antwrens (24 species) Genus Terenura – antwrens (2 species) Genus Myrmochanes – black-and-white antbird Genus Formicivora – antwrens (9 species) Tribe Thamnophilini

Genus Dichrozona – banded antbird Genus Rhopias – star-throated antwren Genus Isleria – antwrens (2 species) Genus Thamnomanes – antshrikes (4 species) Genus Megastictus – pearly antshrike Genus Sakesphoroides - silvery-cheeked antshrike Genus Herpsilochmus – wren-like antshrikes (16 species) Genus Dysithamnus – antvireos (8 species) Genus Thamnophilus – antshrikes (30 species)

Genus Sakesphorus – antshrikes (2 species) Genus Radinopsyche – Caatinga antwren Genus Biatas – white-bearded antshrike (Placement here is provisional) Genus Cymbilaimus – antshrikes (2 species) Genus Taraba – great antshrike Genus Mackenziaena – antshrikes (2 species) Genus Frederickena – antshrikes (3 species) Genus Hypoedaleus – spot-backed antshrike Genus Batara – giant antshrike Genus Xenornis – speckled antshrike (Placement here is provisional)

Tribe Pithyini

Genus Pithys (2 species) Genus Phaenostictus – ocellated antbird Genus Gymnopithys (3 species) Genus Oneillornis (2 species) Genus Rhegmatorhina (5 species) Genus Phlegopsis – bare-eyes (3 species) Genus Willisornis (2 species) Genus Drymophila (11 species) Genus Hypocnemis – warbling-antbirds (8 species) Genus Sciaphylax (2 species) Genus Cercomacroides (6 species) Genus Cercomacra (7 species) Tribe Pyriglenini

Genus Myrmoderus (5 species) Genus Hypocnemoides (2 species) Genus Hylophylax (3 species) Genus Sclateria – silvered antbird Genus Myrmelastes (8 species) Genus Poliocrania – chestnut-backed antbird Genus Ampelornis – grey-headed antbird Genus Sipia (4 species) Genus Myrmeciza – white-bellied antbird Genus Myrmoborus (5 species) Genus Gymnocichla – bare-crowned antbird Genus Pyriglena – fire-eyes (3 species) Genus Rhopornis – slender antbird (Placement here is provisional) Genus Percnostola (2 species) Genus Akletos (2 species) Genus Hafferia (3 species)

Phylogeny Phylogeny based on a study of the suboscines by Michael Harvey and colleagues published in 2020. Seven genera in the antbird family were found to be paraphyletic: Clytoctantes, Drymophila, Dysithamnus, Formicivora, Herpsilochmus, Myrmotherula and Sakesphorus.

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