Myrmoderus
| Myrmoderus | |
|---|---|
| White-bibbed antbird (Myrmoderus loricatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Myrmoderus Ridgway, 1909 |
| Type species | |
| Myiothera loricata Lichtenstein, 1823
| |
Myrmoderus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Thamnophilidae.
The genus contains five species:
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferruginous-backed antbird | Myrmoderus ferrugineus | Guiana Shield south to Rondônia | |
| Cordillera Azul antbird | Myrmoderus eowilsoni | Cordillera Azul (Peru) | |
| Scalloped antbird | Myrmoderus ruficauda | Bahia forests | |
| White-bibbed antbird | Myrmoderus loricatus | Bahia forests | |
| Squamate antbird | Myrmoderus squamosus | southern Atlantic Forest |
The Cordillera Azul antbird was first described in 2018. The other four species were formerly included in the genus Myrmeciza. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that Myrmeciza, as then defined, was polyphyletic. In the resulting rearrangement to create monophyletic genera four species were moved to the resurrected genus Myrmoderus. The genus had originally been erected in 1909 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with the white-bibbed antbird as the type species.