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 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). ^[1]

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. ^[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]} 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)

Variable antshrike

Male black-hooded antshrike

• 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)

Rufous-margined antwren

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) ^{[4] [5]}
• 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 . ^[6]

Thamnophilidae

Myrmornis – wing-banded antbird Pygiptila – spot-winged antshrike Thamnistes – antshrikes (2 species) Euchrepomis – antwrens (4 species) Microrhopiini Myrmorchilus – stripe-backed antbird Microrhopias – dot-winged antwren Aprositornis – Yapacana antbird Ammonastes – grey-bellied antbird Myrmophylax – black-throated antbird Clytoctantes alixii – recurve-billed bushbird Clytoctantes atrogularis – Rondônia bushbird Neoctantes – black bushbird Epinecrophylla – stipplethroats (8 species) Formicivorini Myrmotherula (streaked group) and Myrmochanes Terenura – antwrens (2 species) Myrmotherula (grey group) Formicivora – antwrens (8 species) Formicivora iheringi – narrow-billed antwren Myrmotherula fluminensis – Rio de Janeiro antwren Myrmotherula iheringi – Ihering's antwren Thamnophilini Isleria – antwrens (2 species) Thamnomanes – antshrikes (4 species) Xenornis – speckled antshrike Megastictus – pearly antshrike Dichrozona – banded antbird Rhopias – star-throated antwren Cymbilaimus – antshrikes (2 species) Taraba – great antshrike Batara – giant antshrike Hypoedaleus – spot-backed antshrike Frederickena – antshrikes (3 species) Mackenziaena – antshrikes (2 species) Sakesphorus – antshrikes (3 species) Thamnophilus – antshrikes (30 species) Sakesphoroides – silvery-cheeked antshrike Biatas – white-bearded antshrike Radinopsyche – Caatinga antwren Dysithamnus – antvireos (6 species) Herpsilochmus – antwrens (17 species) Dysithamnus puncticeps – spot-crowned antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps – streak-crowned antvireo Pithyini Cercomacra (7 species) Cercomacroides (6 species) Sciaphylax (2 species) Drymophila squamata – scaled antbird Drymophila (10 species) Hypocnemis – warbling-antbirds (8 species) Phaenostictus – ocellated antbird Pithys (2 species) Willisornis (2 species) Phlegopsis – bare-eyes (3 species) Oneillornis (2 species) Gymnopithys (3 species) Rhegmatorhina (5 species) Pyriglenini Poliocrania – chestnut-backed antbird Ampelornis – grey-headed antbird Sipia (4 species) Myrmoderus (5 species) Hylophylax (3 species) Hypocnemoides (2 species) Myrmelastes (8 species) Sclateria – silvered antbird Myrmeciza – white-bellied antbird Rhopornis – slender antbird Myrmoborus (5 species) Pyriglena – fire-eyes (3 species) Akletos (2 species) Gymnocichla – bare-crowned antbird Hafferia (3 species) Percnostola (2 species)

References

1. 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. PMID   24698900.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Antbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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)
6. Harvey, M.G.; Bravo, G.A.; Claramunt, S.; Cuervo, A.M.; Derryberry, G.E.; Battilana, J.; Seeholzer, G.F.; McKay, J.S.; O’Meara, B.C.; Faircloth, B.C.; Edwards, S.V.; Pérez-Emán, J.; Moyle, R.G.; Sheldon, F.H.; Aleixo, A.; Smith, B.T.; Chesser, R.T.; Silveira, L.F.; Cracraft, J.; Brumfield, R.T.; Derryberry, E.P. (2020). "The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot". Science. 370 (6522): 1343–1348. doi:10.1126/science.aaz6970. hdl: 10138/329703 . PMID   33303617. S2CID   228084618. A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's website here.

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