Myrmothera

Myrmothera is a genus of birds belonging to the family Grallariidae. Established by French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains two or three species, depending on the taxonomy followed.[1] The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognises three species:[2]

Myrmothera
Thrush-like antpitta (Myrmothera campanisona)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Myrmothera
Vieillot, 1816

Some other taxonomies, including those followed by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System and Handbook of Birds of the World, consider the Tapajos antpitta to be a subspecies of the thrush-like antpitta.[3][4] Based on DNA analysis, the genus is considered to be a sister taxon to the genus Hylopezus.[1] The name Myrmothera is a compound word created from the Greek words murmos, meaning "ant" and -theras, meaning "hunter" (from therao, meaning "to hunt).[5]

References
  1. "Taxonomic structure and notes". Handbook of Birds of the World Alive. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. "IOC World Bird List: Antthrushes, antpittas, gnateaters, tapaculos, crescentchests". International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. "Myrmothera campanisona (Hermann, 1783)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. "Thrush-like Antpitta (Myrmothera campanisona)". Handbook of Birds of the World Alive. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. Jobling, James A. (2010). "The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names". London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 264.


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