Myrmothera
Myrmothera is a genus of birds belonging to the antpitta family Grallariidae that are found in Middle and South America.
Species
Thrush-like Antpitta
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyGrallariidae
Observations64
via GBIF
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- Myrmothera campanisona Thrush-like Antpitta; Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg
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Myrmothera is a genus of birds belonging to the antpitta family Grallariidae that are found in Middle and South America.
==Taxonomy== The genus was established in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. The type species was subsequently designated by Philip Sclater in 1890 as the thrush-like antpitta. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek μυρμος/murmos meaning "ant" with -θηρας/-thēras meaning "hunter".