Theantbirds are a largefamily,Thamnophilidae, of smallishpasserine birdspecies of subtropical and tropicalCentral andSouth America. The family has more than 230species divided into 63genera and includes theantshrikes,antwrens,antvireos,fire-eyes,bare-eyes andbushbirds. The most closely related species to the antbirds are thegnateaters (family Conopophagidae) and thecrescentchests (family Melanopareiidae).[1]
The list of genera below follows theWorld Bird List maintained byFrank Gill, David Donsker andPamela Rasmussen on behalf of theInternational Ornithologists' Union.[2] The division of the genera into subfamilies and tribes follows the phylogeny published by Jan Ohlson and colleagues in 2013 as well as the list maintained by Joseph del Hoyo on the Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive website.[1][3] For more detail, seelist of antbird species.
^abOhlson, J.I.; Irestedt, M.; Ericson, P.G.P.; Fjeldså, J (2013). "Phylogeny and classification of the New World suboscines (Aves, Passeriformes)".Zootaxa.3613 (1):1–35.doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3613.1.1.PMID24698900.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David;Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022)."Antbirds".IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved4 November 2022.
^del Hoyo, Joseph (ed.)."Taxonomic structure and notes".Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved28 January 2018.
^Harvey, M.G.; Bravo, G.A.; Claramunt, S.; Cuervo, A.M.; Derryberry, G.E.; Battilana, J.; Seeholzer, G.F.; McKay, J.S.; O’Meara, B.C.; Faircloth, B.C.; Edwards, S.V.; Pérez-Emán, J.; Moyle, R.G.; Sheldon, F.H.; Aleixo, A.; Smith, B.T.; Chesser, R.T.; Silveira, L.F.; Cracraft, J.; Brumfield, R.T.; Derryberry, E.P. (2020). "The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot".Science.370 (6522):1343–1348.doi:10.1126/science.aaz6970.hdl:10138/329703.PMID33303617.S2CID228084618. A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's websitehere.
Irestedt, Martin; Fjeldså, Jon; Nylander, Johan A. A. & Ericson, Per G. P. (2004): Phylogenetic relationships of typical antbirds (Thamnophilidae) and test of incongruence based on Bayes factors.BMC Evol. Biol.4: 23.doi:10.1186/1471-2148-4-23Supplementary information
Isler, M., P. Isler, B. Whitney, and K. Zimmer (2007).Species limits in the "Schistocichla" complex of Percnostola Antbirds (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae). Wilson Bull. 119(1): 53–70.
Isler, M., P. Isler, and B. Whitney (2007).Species limits in Antbirds (Thamnophilidae): The Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis cantator) complex. Auk 124(1): 11–28.
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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