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Passeriformes

Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)

Small to medium-large birds, most with shortish wings, strong legs and feet, many with short tail but some with long graduated tail, proportionately large bill, some with hooked bill; plumage soft, generally not bright, but many with bright or white patch on back.
Neotropical Region.
Forest and woodland.
45 genera, 213 species, 516 taxa.
24 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.

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20 2 6 12 8 1 Fasciated Antshrike (Cymbilaimus lineatus)
3 1 2 8 2 Bamboo Antshrike (Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae)
4 1 2 1 8 3 Spot-backed Antshrike (Hypoedaleus guttatus)
5 1 2 2 8 4 Giant Antshrike (Batara cinerea)
10 1 4 5 8 5 Large-tailed Antshrike (Mackenziaena leachii)
5 1 3 1 8 6 Tufted Antshrike (Mackenziaena severa)
2 1 1 8 7 Black-throated Antshrike (Frederickena viridis)
1 1 8 8 Undulated Antshrike (Frederickena unduligera)
34 2 17 15 8 9 Great Antshrike (Taraba major)
24 2 11 11 8 10 Black-crested Antshrike (Sakesphorus canadensis)
6 1 3 2 8 11 Silvery-cheeked Antshrike (Sakesphorus cristatus)
7 1 5 1 8 12 Collared Antshrike (Sakesphorus bernardi)
4 1 3 8 13 Black-backed Antshrike (Sakesphorus melanonotus)
0 8 14 Band-tailed Antshrike (Sakesphorus melanothorax)
10 1 6 3 8 15 Glossy Antshrike (Sakesphorus luctuosus)
7 2 3 2 4 16 White-bearded Antshrike (Biatas nigropectus)
81 3 43 35 8 17 Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus)
3 3 8 18 Chapman's Antshrike (Thamnophilus zarumae)
9 5 4 8 19 Bar-crested Antshrike (Thamnophilus multistriatus)
4 3 1 8 20 Lined Antshrike (Thamnophilus tenuepunctatus)
15 2 6 7 8 21 Chestnut-backed Antshrike (Thamnophilus palliatus)
7 1 2 4 8 22 Rufous-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus torquatus)
10 1 4 5 8 23 Rufous-capped Antshrike (Thamnophilus ruficapillus)
12 6 6 8 24 Black-hooded Antshrike (Thamnophilus bridgesi)
3 1 2 8 25 Black Antshrike (Thamnophilus nigriceps)
0 6 26 Cocha Antshrike (Thamnophilus praecox)
10 3 3 4 8 27 Blackish-grey Antshrike (Thamnophilus nigrocinereus)
3 2 1 8 28 Castelnau's Antshrike (Thamnophilus cryptoleucus)
4 2 1 1 8 29 White-shouldered Antshrike (Thamnophilus aethiops)
4 1 1 2 8 30 Uniform Antshrike (Thamnophilus unicolor)
5 2 1 2 8 31 Plain-winged Antshrike (Thamnophilus schistaceus)
19 4 5 10 8 32 Mouse-colored Antshrike (Thamnophilus murinus)
2 2 8 33 Upland Antshrike (Thamnophilus aroyae)
11 1 3 7 8 34 Western Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha)
7 4 1 2 8 35 Northern Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus)
4 2 1 1 8 36 Natterer's Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus stictocephalus)
4 1 1 2 8 37 Bolivian Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus sticturus)
10 1 2 7 8 38 Planalto Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus pelzelni)
9 1 2 6 8 39 Sooretama Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus ambiguus)
13 2 5 6 8 40 Amazonian Antshrike (Thamnophilus amazonicus)
5 1 1 3 8 41 Streak-backed Antshrike (Thamnophilus insignis)
0 8 42 Acre Antshrike (Thamnophilus divisorius)
19 1 6 12 8 43 Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens)
4 1 1 2 8 44 Spot-winged Antshrike (Pygiptila stellaris)
3 1 1 1 8 45 Black Bushbird (Neoctantes niger)
6 1 4 1 3 46 Recurve-billed Bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii)
0 4 46 Rondonia Bushbird (Clytoctantes atrogularis)
2 1 1 8 48 Pearly Antshrike (Megastictus margaritatus)
1 1 4 49 Speckled Antshrike (Xenornis setifrons)
1 1 8 50 Russet Antshrike (Thamnistes anabatinus)
9 1 4 4 6 51 Spot-breasted Antvireo (Dysithamnus stictothorax)
18 1 10 7 8 52 Plain Antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis)
0 8 53 Streak-crowned Antvireo (Dysithamnus striaticeps)
4 1 2 1 8 54 Spot-crowned Antvireo (Dysithamnus puncticeps)
4 1 1 2 8 55 Rufous-backed Antvireo (Dysithamnus xanthopterus)
2 2 8 56 White-streaked Antvireo (Dysithamnus leucostictus)
3 1 1 1 4 57 Plumbeous Antvireo (Dysithamnus plumbeus)
5 1 1 3 4 58 Bicoloured Antvireo (Dysithamnus occidentalis)
17 5 2 10 8 59 Dusky-throated Antshrike (Thamnomanes ardesiacus)
4 1 2 1 8 60 Saturnine Antshrike (Thamnomanes saturninus)
14 2 3 9 8 61 Cinereous Antshrike (Thamnomanes caesius)
5 5 8 62 Bluish-slate Antshrike (Thamnomanes schistogynus)
3 1 1 1 8 63 Pygmy Antwren (Myrmotherula brachyura)
2 1 1 8 64 Moustached Antwren (Myrmotherula ignota)
7 2 5 8 65 Guianan Streaked Antwren (Myrmotherula surinamensis)
7 1 3 3 8 66 Amazonian Streaked Antwren (Myrmotherula multostriata)
5 1 3 1 8 67 Pacific Antwren (Myrmotherula pacifica)
4 3 1 8 68 Cherrie's Antwren (Myrmotherula cherriei)
1 1 6 69 Klages' Antwren (Myrmotherula klagesi)
2 1 1 8 70 Stripe-chested Antwren (Myrmotherula longicauda)
4 2 2 8 71 Sclater's Antwren (Myrmotherula sclateri)
3 2 1 8 72 Yellow-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula ambigua)
13 3 3 7 8 73 Rufous-bellied Antwren (Myrmotherula guttata)
5 2 1 2 8 74 Plain-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula hauxwelli)
5 3 1 1 8 75 Star-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula gularis)
1 1 8 76 Brown-bellied Antwren (Myrmotherula gutturalis)
6 2 1 3 8 77 Checker-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula fulviventris)
4 1 2 1 8 78 White-eyed Antwren (Myrmotherula leucophthalma)
2 2 8 79 Foothill Antwren (Myrmotherula spodionota)
1 1 8 80 Stipple-throated Antwren (Myrmotherula haematonota)
2 1 1 8 81 Brown-backed Antwren (Myrmotherula fjeldsaai)
6 1 5 8 82 Ornate Antwren (Myrmotherula ornata)
2 1 1 8 83 Rufous-tailed Antwren (Myrmotherula erythrura)
15 2 3 10 8 84 White-flanked Antwren (Myrmotherula axillaris)
8 1 3 4 8 85 Slaty Antwren (Myrmotherula schisticolor)
1 1 8 86 Rio Suno Antwren (Myrmotherula sunensis)
2 1 1 4 87 Salvadori's Antwren (Myrmotherula minor)
5 5 8 88 Ihering's Antwren (Myrmotherula iheringi)
0 2 89 Rio de Janeiro Antwren (Myrmotherula fluminensis)
1 1 8 90 Plain-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula behni)
2 2 6 91 Yungas Antwren (Myrmotherula grisea)
4 1 1 2 6 92 Unicoloured Antwren (Myrmotherula unicolor)
3 1 1 1 2 93 Alagoas Antwren (Myrmotherula snowi)
9 5 1 3 8 94 Long-winged Antwren (Myrmotherula longipennis)
4 1 1 2 4 95 Band-tailed Antwren (Myrmotherula urosticta)
3 2 1 8 96 Grey Antwren (Myrmotherula menetriesii)
2 2 8 97 Leaden Antwren (Myrmotherula assimilis)
3 1 2 8 98 Banded Antbird (Dichrozona cincta)
5 2 1 2 8 99 Stripe-backed Antbird (Myrmorchilus strigilatus)
6 3 2 1 8 100 Spot-backed Antwren (Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus)
10 1 4 5 6 101 Caatinga Antwren (Herpsilochmus sellowi)
2 1 1 4 102 Bahia Antwren (Herpsilochmus pileatus)
6 1 3 2 8 103 Black-capped Antwren (Herpsilochmus atricapillus)
1 1 8 104 Creamy-bellied Antwren (Herpsilochmus motacilloides)
1 1 3 105 Ash-throated Antwren (Herpsilochmus parkeri)
1 1 8 106 Dugand's Antwren (Herpsilochmus dugandi)
2 1 1 8 107 Spot-tailed Antwren (Herpsilochmus sticturus)
1 1 8 108 Roraiman Antwren (Herpsilochmus roraimae)
2 1 1 8 109 Yellow-breasted Antwren (Herpsilochmus axillaris)
1 1 6 110 Ancient Antwren (Herpsilochmus gentryi)
4 1 3 8 111 Todd's Antwren (Herpsilochmus stictocephalus)
5 1 2 2 8 112 Large-billed Antwren (Herpsilochmus longirostris)
9 2 5 2 4 113 Pectoral Antwren (Herpsilochmus pectoralis)
6 2 1 3 8 114 Rufous-winged Antwren (Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus)
2 1 1 8 115 New Herpsilochmus Antwren (Herpsilochmus sp nova)
14 1 1 12 8 116 Dot-winged Antwren (Microrhopias quixensis)
4 1 2 1 6 117 Narrow-billed Antwren (Formicivora iheringi)
16 1 8 7 8 117 White-fringed Antwren (Formicivora grisea)
2 2 8 119 Serra Antwren (Formicivora serrana)
12 1 7 4 2 120 Restinga Antwren (Formicivora littoralis)
5 1 1 3 8 121 Black-bellied Antwren (Formicivora melanogaster)
13 1 4 8 8 122 Rusty-backed Antwren (Formicivora rufa)
9 1 4 4 6 122 Sincora Antwren (Formicivora grantsaui)
5 1 2 2 3 125 Black-hooded Antwren (Formicivora erythronotos)
8 1 4 3 3 126 Marsh Antwren (Stymphalornis acutirostris)
6 1 4 1 127 Sao Paulo Antwren (Stymphalornis sp nova)
8 1 3 4 8 128 Ferruginous Antbird (Drymophila ferruginea)
4 1 3 8 129 Bertoni's Antbird (Drymophila rubricollis)
4 1 1 2 6 130 Rufous-tailed Antbird (Drymophila genei)
6 1 2 3 6 131 Ochre-rumped Antbird (Drymophila ochropyga)
3 1 2 8 132 Dusky-tailed Antbird (Drymophila malura)
8 1 2 5 8 133 Long-tailed Antbird (Drymophila caudata)
8 1 2 5 8 133 Scaled Antbird (Drymophila squamata)
3 1 1 1 8 134 Striated Antbird (Drymophila devillei)
3 1 2 8 136 Streak-capped Antwren (Terenura maculata)
5 1 2 2 3 137 Orange-bellied Antwren (Terenura sicki)
3 1 2 8 138 Rufous-rumped Antwren (Terenura callinota)
3 1 2 8 139 Chestnut-shouldered Antwren (Terenura humeralis)
3 3 3 140 Yellow-rumped Antwren (Terenura sharpei)
2 1 1 8 141 Ash-winged Antwren (Terenura spodioptila)
16 3 6 7 8 142 Blackish Antbird (Cercomacra nigrescens)
10 2 3 5 8 143 Willis' Antbird (Cercomacra laeta)
13 7 3 3 8 144 Dusky Antbird (Cercomacra tyrannina)
4 1 2 1 8 145 Parker's Antbird (Cercomacra parkeri)
5 1 4 8 146 Black Antbird (Cercomacra serva)
7 3 2 2 8 147 Grey Antbird (Cercomacra cinerascens)
3 1 1 1 6 148 Rio de Janeiro Antbird (Cercomacra brasiliana)
2 1 1 6 149 Rio Branco Antbird (Cercomacra carbonaria)
6 1 3 2 8 150 Jet Antbird (Cercomacra nigricans)
4 1 1 2 8 151 Mato Grosso Antbird (Cercomacra melanaria)
3 1 2 8 152 Manu Antbird (Cercomacra manu)
4 1 1 2 4 153 Bananal Antbird (Cercomacra ferdinandi)
9 1 3 5 8 154 White-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena leuconota)
10 2 3 5 3 155 Fringe-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena atra)
14 4 3 7 8 156 White-shouldered Fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera)
6 1 1 4 3 157 Slender Antbird (Rhopornis ardesiacus)
11 2 3 6 8 158 White-browed Antbird (Myrmoborus leucophrys)
4 2 2 8 159 Ash-breasted Antbird (Myrmoborus lugubris)
17 4 4 9 8 160 Black-faced Antbird (Myrmoborus myotherinus)
1 1 6 161 Black-tailed Antbird (Myrmoborus melanurus)
21 4 6 11 8 162 Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis cantator)
11 2 6 3 8 163 Yellow-browed Antbird (Hypocnemis hypoxantha)
8 1 3 4 8 164 Black-chinned Antbird (Hypocnemoides melanopogon)
16 2 5 9 8 165 Band-tailed Antbird (Hypocnemoides maculicauda)
3 3 8 166 Black-and-white Antbird (Myrmochanes hemileucus)
5 2 1 2 8 167 Bare-crowned Antbird (Gymnocichla nudiceps)
18 2 6 10 8 168 Silvered Antbird (Sclateria naevia)
18 4 5 9 8 169 Black-headed Antbird (Percnostola rufifrons)
3 2 1 4 170 Allpahuayo Antbird (Percnostola arenarum)
1 1 8 171 Slate-colored Antbird (Percnostola schistacea)
3 1 2 8 172 Spot-winged Antbird (Percnostola leucostigma)
0 8 173 Caura Antbird (Percnostola caurensis)
4 1 3 8 174 White-lined Antbird (Percnostola lophotes)
16 4 7 5 8 175 White-bellied Antbird (Myrmeciza longipes)
2 2 8 175 Yapacana Antbird (Myrmeciza disjuncta)
1 1 4 176 Grey-headed Antbird (Myrmeciza griseiceps)
15 2 6 7 8 178 Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul)
30 5 6 19 8 179 Ferruginous-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza ferruginea)
6 1 2 3 3 180 Scalloped Antbird (Myrmeciza ruficauda)
7 1 1 5 8 181 White-bibbed Antbird (Myrmeciza loricata)
4 1 1 2 8 182 Squamate Antbird (Myrmeciza squamosa)
3 1 2 8 183 Dull-mantled Antbird (Myrmeciza laemosticta)
2 2 8 184 Esmeraldas Antbird (Myrmeciza nigricauda)
5 2 2 1 8 185 Stub-tailed Antbird (Myrmeciza berlepschi)
6 2 3 1 8 186 Grey-bellied Antbird (Myrmeciza pelzelni)
5 2 2 1 8 187 Southern Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Myrmeciza hemimelaena)
1 1 8 188 Northern Chestnut-tailed Antbird (Myrmeciza castanea)
8 1 3 4 8 189 Plumbeous Antbird (Myrmeciza hyperythra)
5 1 4 8 190 Goeldi's Antbird (Myrmeciza goeldii)
2 1 1 8 191 White-shouldered Antbird (Myrmeciza melanoceps)
3 2 1 8 192 Sooty Antbird (Myrmeciza fortis)
11 1 6 4 8 193 Immaculate Antbird (Myrmeciza immaculata)
17 3 3 11 8 194 Black-throated Antbird (Myrmeciza atrothorax)
13 1 2 10 8 195 Spotted Antbird (Hylophylax naevioides)
15 1 3 11 8 196 Spot-backed Antbird (Hylophylax naevius)
6 2 2 2 8 197 Dot-backed Antbird (Hylophylax punctulatus)
9 2 2 5 8 198 Scale-backed Antbird (Hylophylax poecilinotus)
9 2 2 5 8 199 Wing-banded Antbird (Myrmornis torquata)
11 2 3 6 8 200 White-plumed Antbird (Pithys albifrons)
2 1 1 6 201 White-masked Antbird (Pithys castaneus)
16 1 4 11 8 202 Bicoloured Antbird (Gymnopithys leucaspis)
11 2 2 7 8 203 Rufous-throated Antbird (Gymnopithys rufigula)
1 1 8 204 White-throated Antbird (Gymnopithys salvini)
3 1 2 8 205 Lunulated Antbird (Gymnopithys lunulatus)
2 1 1 8 206 Bare-eyed Antbird (Rhegmatorhina gymnops)
7 1 2 4 8 207 Harlequin Antbird (Rhegmatorhina berlepschi)
5 1 4 8 208 White-breasted Antbird (Rhegmatorhina hoffmannsi)
2 1 1 8 209 Hairy-crested Antbird (Rhegmatorhina melanosticta)
12 4 3 5 8 210 Chestnut-crested Antbird (Rhegmatorhina cristata)
3 1 2 8 211 Pale-faced Antbird (Skutchia borbae)
6 1 3 2 8 212 Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata)
1 1 8 213 Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera)
5 2 1 2 8 214 Ocellated Antbird (Phaenostictus mcleannani)

Family statistics

45 genera, 213 species

1433 files covering
45 genera	(100%)
206 species	(97%)

628 videos covering
41 genera	(91%)
151 species	(71%)

531 photographs covering
41 genera	(91%)
178 species	(84%)

274 sound recordings covering
43 genera	(96%)
176 species	(83%)

213 206 97 151 71 178 84 176 83

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