Myrmeciza

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Thamnophilida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Tyranni Infraordo: Tyrannides Parvordo: Thamnophilida

Familia: Thamnophilidae
Subfamilia: Thamnophilinae
Tribus: Pyriglenini
Genus: Myrmeciza
Species: M. longipes

Species transferred to other genera: M. atrothorax – M. berlepschi – M. castanea – M. disjuncta – M. exsul – M. ferruginea – M. fortis – M. goeldii – M. griseiceps – M. hemimelaena – M. hyperythra – M. immaculata – M. laemosticta – M. loricata – M. melanoceps – M. nigricauda – M. pelzelni – M. palliata – M. ruficauda – M. squamosa – M. zeledoni

Name

Myrmeciza G.R. Gray, 1841

Typus: Drymophila longipes Swainson, 1825 = Myrmeciza longipes

Synonyms

Myrmonax Cabanis, 1847 Arch.Naturgesch. p. 210 BHL
Myrmecixa [variation]
Myrmecisa [variation]

References

Primary references

Gray, G.R. 1841. A list of the genera of birds: with their synonyma and an indication of the typical species of each genus. 2nd edition, revised, augmented and accompanied with an index. 115 pp. + Appendix. Richard and John Taylor (London). Original description p. 34 BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.14202 Reference page.

Additional references

Isler, M.L., Álvarez Alonso, J., Isler, P.R., Valqui, T., Begazo, A. & Whitney, B.M. 2002. Rediscovery of a cryptic species and description of a new subspecies in the Myrmeciza hemimelaena complex (Thamnophilidae) of the Neotropics. The Auk 119: 362–378 Full article view DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2002)119[0362:ROACSA]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.
Chaves, J.C., Cuervo, A.M., Miller, M.J. & Cadena, C.D. 2010. Revising species limits in a group of Myrmeciza antbirds reveals a cryptic species within M. laemosticta (Thamnophilidae). The Condor 112: 718-730. Full article (PDF) DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.100098Reference page.
Donegan, T.M. 2012. Geographical variation in Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza immaculata, with a new subspecies from the Central Andes of Colombia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 132: 3–40. Full article (PDF)Reference page.
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. Zootaxa 3717 (4): 469–497. ZooBank Full article (PDF) DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3 Reference page.