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
3717
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469
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3
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1175-5326
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Hylophylax
Ridgway, 1909
Type
species.
Conopophaga naevioides
Lafresnaye, 1847
.
Included species.
Hylophylax naevioides
(Lafresnaye)
. SPOTTED ANTBIRD.
Hylophylax naevius
(Gmelin)
. SPOT-BACKED ANTBIRD.
Hylophylax punctulatus
(Des Murs)
. DOT-BACKED ANTBIRD.
Diagnosis.
Distinguished from
Hypocnemoides
and all other genera in Pyriglenini by boldly patterned plumage. Distinguished from
Hypocnemoides
by broader bill width and depth compared to bill length, loudsong, nest, and tail movements; habitat and foraging behavior differences are supportive.