Driophlox
Genus of birds
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Driophlox is a genus of passerine birds in the family Cardinalidae. The four species placed in this genus were formerly placed with the red-crowned ant tanager in the genus Habia.
| Driophlox | |
|---|---|
| |
| Sooty ant tanager (Driophlox fuscicauda) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cardinalidae |
| Genus: | Driophlox Scott, BF, Chesser, Unitt & Burns, KJ, 2024 |
| Type species | |
| Phoenicothraupis gutturalis Sooty ant tanager Sclater, PL, 1854 | |
Taxonomy
The species now placed in this genus were formerly placed with the red-crowned ant tanager in the genus Habia. Molecular phylogenetic analysis found that the genus Habia was paraphyletic.[1][2] To resolve the paraphyly, four species were moved from Habia to a new genus Driophlox that was erected with Phoenicothraupis gutturalis Sclater, PL, 1854, (the sooty ant tanager) as the type species.[3][4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek δριος/drios meaning "thicket" or "copse" with φλοξ/phlox, φλογος/phlogos meaning "flame".[5]
The genus contains four species:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-throated ant tanager
Male
|
Driophlox fuscicauda (Cabanis, 1861) |
eastern Mexico to northern Colombia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Black-cheeked ant tanager
|
Driophlox atrimaxillaris (Dwight & Griscom, 1924) |
Costa Rica |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
| Sooty ant tanager
Male |
Driophlox gutturalis (Sclater, PL, 1854) |
Colombia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Crested ant tanager
|
Driophlox cristata (Lawrence, 1875) |
Colombia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
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