Myrmoborus
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Myrmoborus is a genus of passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae.
The genus was erected by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine in 1860 with the white-browed antbird as the type species.[1][2] The genus name is a combination of two Greek words: murmos, meaning "ant" and -boros (from "bibros"), meaning "-devouring".[3]
The genus contains five species:[4]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Myrmoborus leucophrys - White-browed antbird (male).jpg | White-browed antbird | Myrmoborus leucophrys | Amazonia |
| File:Myrmoborus lugubris stictopterus - Ash-breasted Antbird (female); Anavilhanas islands, Novo Airão; Amazonas, Brazil.jpg | Ash-breasted antbird | Myrmoborus lugubris | banks of the Amazon river |
| File:Myrmoborus melanurus - Black tailed antbird (male); Iquitos, Peru.jpg | Black-tailed antbird | Myrmoborus melanurus | banks of upper Amazon river |
| File:Myrmoborus myotherinus ardesiacus - Black-faced Antbird (male).jpg | Black-faced antbird | Myrmoborus myotherinus | Amazonia |
| File:Percnostola (Myrmoborus) lophotes - White-lined antbird.jpg | White-lined antbird | Myrmoborus lophotes | southwestern Amazonia |
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The white-lined antbird was previously placed in the genus Percnostola but a genetic study published in 2013 found that it is embedded within Myrmoborus.[5]
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