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22 December 2006 Epinecrophylla, a new genus of antwrens (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)
Morton L. Isler, Daniela Rodrigues Lacerda, Phyllis R. Isler, Shannon J. Hackett, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Robb T. Brumfield
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We offer a new generic name for the stipple-throated assemblage of antwrens (Thamnophilidae) currently placed in the genus Myrmotherula. Molecular studies demonstrated that Myrmotherula is polyphyletic, with the stippled-throated group forming a clade that is not sister to any other currently recognized Myrmotherula species. The stipple-throated assemblage is distinguished morphologically by at least one sex having a black throat stippled white or buffy white combined with a comparatively long, unmarked tail, although three populations considered subspecies have lost one of these characters. The distinct evolution of this assemblage is supported by diagnostic behavioral characters derived from foraging behaviors, vocal repertoires, and nest architecture.

Morton L. Isler, Daniela Rodrigues Lacerda, Phyllis R. Isler, Shannon J. Hackett, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, and Robb T. Brumfield "Epinecrophylla, a new genus of antwrens (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)," Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 119(4), 522-527, (22 December 2006). https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[522:EANGOA]2.0.CO;2
Published: 22 December 2006
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