Taxonomic revision of Myrmeciza (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) into 12 genera based on phylogenetic, morphological, behavioral, and ecological data
Author
Isler, Morton L.
Author
Bravo, Gustavo A.
Author
Brumfield, Robb T.
text
Zootaxa
2013
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3
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Pyriglena
Cabanis, 1847
Type
species.
Turdus leucopterus
Vieillot, 1818
Included species.
Pyriglena leuconota
(Spix)
. WHITE-BACKED FIRE-EYE.
Pyriglena leucoptera
(Vieillot)
. WHITE-SHOULDERED FIRE-EYE.
Pyriglena atra
(Swainson)
. FRINGE-BACKED FIRE-EYE.
Diagnosis.
Distinguished from other genera in
longipes
clade by brilliant red eyes and by plumage and morphometrics. Males with large white interscapular patches; females with blackish tails. Distinguished from
Myotherinus
,
Gymnopithys
,
Percnostola
, and
Inundicola
by short bills and long tails and by bill length/total length and tail length/wing length ratios. Domed-shaped nest differs from nest of
Myrmeciza
.