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Myrmotherula 
Unicolored Antwren Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Thamnophilidae Genus: Myrmotherula
PL Sclater, 1858Species see text
Myrmotherula is a genus of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. Several species previously included in this genus as the "Stipple-throated group" have now been transferred to a new genus, Epinecrophylla. These are all small antbirds, measuring 9-11.5 cm (3.5-4.5 in). Myrmotherula presently contains the following species:
Streaked group:
- Pygmy Antwren (Myrmotherula brachyura)
- Moustached Antwren (Myrmotherula ignota)
- Griscom's Antwren (Myrmotherula (ignota) ignota)
- Short-billed Antwren (Myrmotherula (ignota) obscura)
- Yellow-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula ambigua)
- Sclater's Antwren (Myrmotherula sclateri)
- Guianan Streaked-Antwren (Myrmotherula surinamensis)
- Amazonian Streaked-Antwren (Myrmotherula multostriata)
- Pacific Antwren (Myrmotherula pacifica)
- Cherrie's Antwren (Myrmotherula cherriei)
- Klages's Antwren (Myrmotherula klagesi)
- Stripe-chested Antwren (Myrmotherula longicauda)
Grey group (may include Formicivora):
- White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris)
- Slaty Antwren (Myrmotherula schisticolor)
- Rio Suno Antwren (Myrmotherula sunensis)
- Salvadori's Antwren (Myrmotherula minor)
- Ihering's Antwren (Myrmotherula iheringi)
- Rio de Janeiro Antwren (Myrmotherula fluminensis)
- Plain-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula behni)
- Yungas Antwren (Myrmotherula grisea)
- Unicolored Antwren (Myrmotherula unicolor)
- Alagoas Antwren (Myrmotherula snowi)
- Long-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis)
- Band-tailed Antwren (Myrmotherula urosticta)
- Grey Antwren (Myrmotherula menetriesii)
- Rufous-bellied Antwren (Myrmotherula guttata)
- Plain-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula hauxwelli)
- Leaden Antwren (Myrmotherula assimilis)
unassigned (relationships unknown):
- Star-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula gularis)
References
- Isler, M., D. Lacerda, P. Isler, S. Hackett, K. Rosenberg, and R. Brumfield (2006). Epinecrophylla, a new genus of antwrens (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 119(4): 522-527
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