Formicariidae
Ground antbirds | |
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Striated antthrush | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Parvorder: | Furnariida
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Family: | Formicariidae Gray,[1] 1840 |
Genera | |
Formicariidae is a
.These are forest birds that tend to feed on insects at or near the ground. Most are drab in appearance with shades of (rusty) brown, black, and white being their dominant tones. Compared to other birds that specialize in following ants, this family is the most tied to the ground. The long, powerful legs (which lend the birds a distinctive upright posture) and an essentially
They lay two or three eggs in a nest in a tree, both sexes incubating.
Systematics
The antthrushes are similar in appearance to small
Molecular phylogenetic studies indicated that the Formicariidae as previously delimited were highly
The following cladogram shows the phylogeny of the antthrush family. It is based on a large
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The short-tailed antthrush was found to be
Image | Genus | Living species |
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Formicarius Boddaert, 1783 |
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Chamaeza Vigors, 1825 |
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References
- ^ "Zoonomen Avtax Frames Layout Page".
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- ^ hdl:10138/329703. A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's website here.
- ^ Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Antthrushes, antpittas, gnateaters, tapaculos, crescentchests". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-408-11342-4.
External links
- Media related to Formicariidae at Wikimedia Commons
- Formicariidae videos, photos and sounds on the Internet Bird Collection