Dysithamnus

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Dysithamnus
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Plain antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Dysithamnus
Cabanis, 1847
Type species
Myothera stictothorax [1]
Temminck, 1823
Species

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Dysithamnus is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. Species in this genus are known as antvireos.

The genus Dysithamnus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847. [2] The name combines the Ancient Greek words duō "to plunge" and thamnos "bush". [3] The type species was subsequently designated as the spot-breasted antvireo. [4]

The genus contains the following eight species: [5]

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References

  1. "Thamnophilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. Cabanis, Jean (1847). "Ornithologische notizen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte (in German). 13: 186–256 [223].
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p.  142. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 181–182.
  5. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 February 2018.