Myrmeciza Gray, 1841

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 : 490

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3
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scientific name	Myrmeciza Gray, 1841
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Type species. Drymophila longipes Swainson,1825 .

Included species. Myrmeciza longipes (Swainson) . WHITE-BELLIED ANTBIRD.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other genera in the longipes clade by plumage including rufous upperparts and black anterior underparts bordered gray of males and black subapical spots on wing coverts of females and most male subspecies. Open cup nest off the ground unique in longipes clade. Habitat distinctions are supportive.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Thamnophilidae

Specimens

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