Myrmelastes
| Myrmelastes | |
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| Spot-winged antbird (Myrmelastes leucostigma) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Myrmelastes P.L. Sclater, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Thamnophilus plumbeus[1] P.L. Sclater, 1858
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| Species | |
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Myrmelastes is a
taxa previously considered subspecies
of the spot-winged antbird have been elevated to species status.
The genus contains eight species:[2]
- Plumbeous antbird (Myrmelastes hyperythrus)
- Slate-colored antbird (Myrmelastes schistaceus)
- Spot-winged antbird (Myrmelastes leucostigma)
- Humaita antbird (Myrmelastes humaythae)
- Brownish-headed antbird (Myrmelastes brunneiceps)
- Rufous-faced antbird (Myrmelastes rufifacies)
- Roraiman antbird (Myrmelastes saturatus)
- Caura antbird (Myrmelastes caurensis)
These species were formerly placed in the genus Schistocichla which had been erected by the American ornithologist
Myrmeciza was instead a member of a clade containing species in the genus Schistocichla.[4] The plumbeous antbird was the type species of the genus Myrmelastes which had been introduced by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858.[5][6][7] This was much earlier than Schistocichla, Todd 1927, and had precedence.[2]
The Humaita antbird, brownish-headed antbird, rufous-faced antbird and Roraiman antbird were formerly considered as subspecies of the spot-winged antbird. They were promoted to species status based on detailed studies of the plumage and vocal characteristics.[8][9][10][11]
References
- ^ "Thamnophilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Todd, W. E. Clyde (1927). "New gnateaters and antbirds from tropical America, with a revision of the genus Myrmeciza and its allies". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 40: 149–177 [165].
- PMID 26176119.
- .
- ^ Sclater, Philip (1890). Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. 15. London: British Museum. pp. 180, 193. Note that Myrmelastese plumbeus Sclater = Thamnophilus hyperythrus Sclater.
- ^ Todd, W. E. Clyde (1927). "New gnateaters and antbirds from tropical America, with a revision of the genus Myrmeciza and its allies". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 40: 149–177 [172–173].
- S2CID 15452230.
- S2CID 84340283.
- ^ Robbins, Mark (August 2006). "Proposal (240): Recognize Percnostola [Schistocichla] saturata (Thamnophilidae) as a species separate from P. leucostigma". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Lebbin, Daniel (August 2007). "Proposal (301): Elevate subspecies humaythae, brunneiceps, and rufifacies (within Schistocichla leucostigma) to species rank". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. Retrieved 31 January 2018.