List of antbird genera

Last updated March 20, 2023

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)

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)^[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

	Thamnistes – antshrikes (2 species)

	Pygiptila – spot-winged antshrike

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

	Neoctantes – black bushbird

	Clytoctantes atrogularis – Rondônia bushbird

Epinecrophylla – stipplethroats (8 species)

Formicivorini

	Terenura – antwrens (2 species)

	Myrmotherula (streaked group) and Myrmochanes

Myrmotherula (grey group)

Formicivora iheringi – narrow-billed antwren

	Myrmotherula fluminensis – Rio de Janeiro antwren

	Myrmotherula iheringi – Ihering's antwren

Formicivora – antwrens (8 species)

Pithyini

	Phaenostictus – ocellated antbird

	Pithys (2 species)

Willisornis (2 species)

Phlegopsis – bare-eyes (3 species)

Oneillornis (2 species)

	Gymnopithys (3 species)

	Rhegmatorhina (5 species)

Cercomacra (7 species)

Cercomacroides (6 species)

Sciaphylax (2 species)

Drymophila squamata – scaled antbird

	Drymophila (10 species)

	Hypocnemis – warbling-antbirds (8 species)

Pyriglenini

Poliocrania – chestnut-backed antbird

	Ampelornis – grey-headed antbird

	Sipia (4 species)

Myrmoderus (5 species)

	Hypocnemoides (2 species)

	Hylophylax (3 species)

	Sclateria – silvered antbird

	Myrmelastes (8 species)

Myrmeciza – white-bellied antbird

Rhopornis – slender antbird

Myrmoborus (5 species)

	Gymnocichla – bare-crowned antbird

	Akletos (2 species)

	Hafferia (3 species)

	Percnostola (2 species)

Pyriglena – fire-eyes (3 species)

Thamnophilini

Isleria – antwrens (2 species)

	Xenornis – speckled antshrike

	Thamnomanes – antshrikes (4 species)

Megastictus – pearly antshrike

	Rhopias – star-throated antwren

	Dichrozona – banded antbird

Cymbilaimus – antshrikes (2 species)

Taraba – great antshrike

	Hypoedaleus – spot-backed antshrike

	Batara – giant antshrike

	Mackenziaena – antshrikes (2 species)

	Frederickena – antshrikes (3 species)

Sakesphoroides – silvery-cheeked antshrike

	Biatas – white-bearded antshrike

	Radinopsyche – Caatinga antwren

	Dysithamnus puncticeps – spot-crowned antvireo

	Dysithamnus striaticeps – streak-crowned antvireo

	Herpsilochmus – antwrens (17 species)

	Dysithamnus – antvireos (6 species)

	Sakesphorus – antshrikes (3 species)

	Thamnophilus – antshrikes (30 species)

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References

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. PMID 24698900.
↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Antbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
↑ del Hoyo, Joseph (ed.). "Taxonomic structure and notes". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
↑ South American Classification Committee (2007) Revive the genus Dichropogon Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine – Accessed 8 April 2008.
↑ Reassign Dichropogon to Willisornis Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine – South American Classification Committee (2008)
↑ 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.