Myrmorchilus Ridgway, 1909

Isler, Morton L., Bravo, Gustavo A. & Brumfield, Robb T., 2013, Taxonomic revision of Myrmeciza (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) into 12 genera based on phylogenetic, morphological, behavioral, and ecological data, Zootaxa 3717 (4), pp. 469-497 : 478

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5611478

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scientific name

Myrmorchilus Ridgway, 1909
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Type species. Myiothera strigilata Wied, 1831 .

Included species. Myrmorchilus strigilatus (Wied) . STRIPE-BACKED ANTBIRD.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other genera in Myrmorchilus clade by black streaked upperparts combined with black anterior underparts (males) or streaked black (females), black patch formed by wing coverts and bases of primaries, and black and rufous tails. Hallux short relative to tarsus length. Loudsongs structurally distinct. Tail “swings” over back unique in clade as is bromeliad-laden habitat. Ground nest differs from that of Myrmophylax .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Thamnophilidae

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