| Formicivora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Formicivora Swainson, 1824 |
| Species | |
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Formicivora is a genus of birds in the Thamnophilidae family. These relatively small, long-tailed antbirds are strongly sexually dichromatic. They are found in forest, woodland and shrub in South America, although a single species (F. grisea) also occurs in Panama.
Species[]
The Sincorá Antwren was only described in 2007. The Marsh Antwren possibly belongs in this genus.
- Narrow-billed Antwren, Formicivora iheringi
- Black-hooded Antwren, Formicivora erythronotos
- White-fringed Antwren, Formicivora grisea
- Serra Antwren, Formicivora serrana
- Black-bellied Antwren, Formicivora melanogaster
- Rusty-backed Antwren, Formicivora rufa
- Sincora Antwren, Formicivora grantsaui, Formicivora grantsaui[1]
References[]
- ^ Gonzaga, Carvalhaes & Buzzetti (2007). A new species of Formicivora antwren from the Chapada Diamantina, eastern Brazil (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae). Zootaxa 1473: 25–44. Available online (PDF)
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