Isleria
| Isleria | |
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| Rufous-bellied antwren (Isleria guttata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Isleria Bravo, Chesser & Brumfield, 2012 |
| Species | |
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I. guttata | |
Isleria is a genus of insectivorous birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae.
The genus contains two species:[1]
- Rufous-bellied antwren, Isleria guttata
- Plain-throated antwren, Isleria hauxwelli
These species were formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula. A molecular genetic study published in 2012 found that Myrmotherula was not monophyletic.[2] As a step in creating monophyletic genera, these two species were moved to the newly erected genus Isleria.[1][3] The name of the genus was chosen to honour the American ornithologists Morton and Phyllis Isler.[2]
References
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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