Isleria

Isleria
Rufous-bellied antwren (Isleria guttata)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Isleria
Bravo, Chesser & Brumfield, 2012
Type species
Myrmothera guttata[1]
Vieillot, 1824
Species

I. guttata
I. hauxwelli

Isleria is a genus of insectivorous birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae.

Species

The genus contains two species:[2]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Isleria guttata Rufous-bellied antwren Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Isleria hauxwelli Plain-throated antwren Amazon Basin

These species were formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula. A molecular genetic study published in 2012 found that Myrmotherula was not monophyletic.[3] As a step in creating monophyletic genera, these two species were moved to the newly erected genus Isleria.[2][4] The name of the genus was chosen to honour the American ornithologists Morton and Phyllis Isler.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Thamnophilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Bravo, G.A.; Chesser, R.T.; Brumfield, R.T. (2012). "Isleria, a new genus of antwren (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)". Zootaxa. 3195: 61–67. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3195.1.5.
  4. ^ Bravo, G.A.; Brumfield, R.T. (February 2012). "Proposal (518): Recognize the genus Isleria for two "Myrmotherula"". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. Retrieved 27 February 2018.


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