List of antbird genera

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 62 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).[1]

List and classification of genera

The list of genera below follows the World Bird List maintained by Frank Gill and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithologists' Union.[2] 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.[1][3]

Subfamily Euchrepomidinae

Subfamily Myrmornithinae

Subfamily Thamnophilinae

Tribe Microrhopiini

Tribe Formicivorini

Tribe Thamnophilini

Variable antshrike
Male black-hooded antshrike
  • Genus Sakesphorus - antshrikes (3 species)
  • 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)
Rufous-winged antwren

Tribe Pithyini

Tribe Pyriglenini

White-shouldered fire-eye

References

  1. 1 2 Ohlson, J.I.; Irestedt, M.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Fjeldså, J (2013). "Phylogeny and classification of the New World suboscines (Aves, Passeriformes)". Zootaxa. 3613 (1): 1–35. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3613.1.1.
  2. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ↑ del Hoyo, Joseph (ed.). "Taxonomic structure and notes". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ↑ South American Classification Committee (2007) Revive the genus Dichropogon Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. - Accessed 8 April 2008.
  5. ↑ Reassign Dichropogon to Willisornis Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. - South American Classification Committee (2008)

Further reading

  • Irestedt, Martin; Fjeldså, Jon; Nylander, Johan A. A. & Ericson, Per G. P. (2004): Phylogenetic relationships of typical antbirds (Thamnophilidae) and test of incongruence based on Bayes factors. BMC Evol. Biol. 4: 23. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-4-23 Supplementary information
  • Isler, M., P. Isler, B. Whitney, and K. Zimmer (2007). Species limits in the "Schistocichla" complex of Percnostola Antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae). Wilson Bull. 119(1): 53-70.
  • Isler, M., P. Isler, and B. Whitney (2007). Species limits in Antbirds (Thamnophilidae): The Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis cantator) complex. Auk 124(1): 11-28.
  • Isler, M., D. Lacerda, P. Isler, S. Hackett, K. Rosenberg, and R. Brumfield (2006). Epinecrophylla, a new genus of antwrens (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 119(4): 522-527
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