Myrmoderus

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Myrmoderus
Myrmeciza loricata.jpeg
White-bibbed antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Myrmoderus
Ridgway, 1909
Type species
Myiothera loricata [1]
Lichtenstein, 1823

Myrmoderus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Thamnophilidae.

The genus contains five species: [2]

ImageCommon NameScientific NameDistribution
Myrmoderus ferrugineus - Ferruginous-backed antbird (male), Pte. Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg Ferruginous-backed antbird Myrmoderus ferrugineusGuiana Shield south to Rondônia
Myrmoderus sp nov PlataformaRidge OJohnson 7.jpg Cordillera Azul antbird Myrmoderus eowilsoniCordillera Azul (Peru)
Myrmoderus ruficauda Scalloped Antbird (male), Frei Caneca reserve; Jaqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil.jpg Scalloped antbird Myrmoderus ruficaudaBahia forests
Myrmeciza loricata.jpeg White-bibbed antbird Myrmoderus loricatusBahia forests
Myrmoderus squamosus - Squamate antbird (male); Tremembe, Sao Paulo, Brazil.jpg Squamate antbird Myrmoderus squamosussouthern Atlantic Forest

The Cordillera Azul antbird was first described in 2018. [3] The other four species were formerly included in the genus Myrmeciza . A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that Myrmeciza, as then defined, was polyphyletic. [4] In the resulting rearrangement to create monophyletic genera four species were moved to the resurrected genus Myrmoderus. [2] The genus had originally been erected in 1909 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with the white-bibbed antbird as the type species. [5]

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References

  1. "Thamnophilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. Moncrieff, A.E.; Johnson, O.; Lane, D.F.; Beck, J.R.; Angulo, F.; Fagan, J. (2018). "A new species of antbird (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) from the Cordillera Azul, San Martin, Peru". Auk. 135 (1): 114–126. doi: 10.1642/AUK-17-97.1 .
  4. Isler, M.L.; Bravo, G.A.; Brumfield, R.T. (2013). "Taxonomic revision of Myrmeciza (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) into 12 genera based on phylogenetic, morphological, behavioral, and ecological data" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3717 (4): 469–497. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3. PMID   26176119.
  5. Ridgway, Robert (1909). "New genera, species and subspecies of Formicariidae, Furnariidae, and Dendrocolaptidae". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 22: 69–74 [70].