Myrmoderus
Genus of birds
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Myrmoderus is a genus of passerine birds in the family Thamnophilidae.
| 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[1] Lichtenstein, 1823 | |
The genus contains five species:[2]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
,_Pte._Figueiredo,_Amazonas,_Brazil.jpg) | Ferruginous-backed antbird | Myrmoderus ferrugineus | Guiana Shield south to Rondônia |
 | Cordillera Azul antbird | Myrmoderus eowilsoni | Cordillera Azul (Peru) |
,_Frei_Caneca_reserve;_Jaqueira,_Pernambuco,_Brazil.jpg) | Scalloped antbird | Myrmoderus ruficauda | Bahia forests |
| White-bibbed antbird | Myrmoderus loricatus | Bahia forests |
;_Tremembé,_São_Paulo,_Brazil.jpg) | Squamate antbird | Myrmoderus squamosus | southern Atlantic Forest |
The Cordillera Azul antbird was first described in 2018.[3] 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.[4] In the resulting rearrangement to create monophyletic genera four species were moved to the resurrected genus Myrmoderus.[2] The genus had originally been erected in 1909 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway with the white-bibbed antbird as the type species.[5]