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Dysithamnus

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Dysithamnus
Plain antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Dysithamnus
Cabanis, 1847
Type species
Myothera stictothorax[1]
Temminck, 1823
Species

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Dysithamnus is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. Species in this genus are known as antvireos.

The genus Dysithamnus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847.[2] The name combines the Ancient Greek words duō "to plunge" and thamnos "bush".[3] The type species was subsequently designated as the spot-breasted antvireo.[4]

The genus contains the following eight species:[5]

Image Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Spot-breasted antvireo Dysithamnus sticothorax Atlantic Forest
Plain antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis Central America and northern South America
Streak-crowned antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps Central America
Spot-crowned antvireo Dysithamnus puncticeps northern Panama and Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena
Rufous-backed antvireo Dysithamnus xanthopterus southern Atlantic Forest
White-streaked antvireo Dysithamnus leucostictus northern Andes
Plumbeous antvireo Dysithamnus plumbeus Bahia forests
Bicolored antvireo Dysithamnus occidentalis northern Andes

References

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  1. ^ "Thamnophilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Cabanis, Jean (1847). "Ornithologische notizen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte (in German). 13: 186–256 [223].
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. pp. 181–182.
  5. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 February 2018.