#conopophagidae

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🐜🐜🐜 ANT WORLD 🐜🐜🐜

For each of these ant-names there are usually multiple genera. Nearly all of these birds are from Central and South America (except for some exceptions at the end...) Note that sharing an English common name doesn't guarantee a close taxonomic relationship!

1. Antwren (61 spp, Thamnophilidae)

Including Streaked-Antwren (2 spp)

Example: Predicted Antwren, a recently described bird of the Amazon. Photo: Hector Bottai

2. Antshrike (53 spp, Thamnophilidae)

Including Slaty-Antshrike (5 spp)

Example: Barred Antshrike. Photo: Wagner Machado Carlos Lemes

3. Antvireo (8 spp, Thamnophilidae)

Example: Rufous-backed Antvireo. Photo: Hector Bottai. Yes, Antvireos are real despite winning the poll!

4. Antbird (96 spp, Thamnophilidae)

Including Warbling-Antbirds (7 spp)

Example: Bicolored Antbird. Photo: Matt Dres

5. Antpitta (72 spp, Grallariidae and Conopophagidae)

Example: Jocotoco Antpitta. Photo: Patty McGann

6. Ant-Tanager (5 spp, Cardinalidae)

Example: Crested Ant-Tanager. Photo: Félix Uribe

7. Antpipit (2 spp, Tyrannidae)

Example: Southern Antpipit. Photo: Dario Sanches

8. Antthrush (12 spp, Formicariidae)

Example: Rufous-capped Antthrush. Photo: Hudson (BirdsRio).

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH...

9. Ant-Thrush (2 spp, Turdidae)

A thrush from central Africa?!

Example: White-tailed Ant-Thrush. Photo: Corey Husic

10. Anteater-Chat (2 spp, Muscicapidae)

An old-world flycatcher from southern Africa?!

Example: Southern Anteater-Chat. Photo: Peter Kondrashov

11. Antpecker (3 spp, Estrildidae)

A waxbill finch from East Africa?!

Example: Red-fronted Antpecker. Photo: Adam Riley

So, Ant-Hunter was the fake bird!

If you made it to the end of this post, thantks for reading! And antjoy some ants for the road ahead 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

Inspired by me trying to study for a Costa Rica trip and there's just so many Antguys.

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[2275/11080] Chestnut-crowned gnateater - Conopophaga castaneiceps

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Conopophagidae (gnateaters)

Photo credit: Marcelo Quipo via Macaulay Library

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Black-cheeked Gnateater (Conopophaga melanops), male, family Conopophagidae, Atlantic Forest, Brazil

photograph by

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Slaty Gnateater (Conopophaga ardesiaca)

© Timothy Forrester

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[2241/11080] Chestnut-belted gnateater - Conopophaga aurita

Note: the black-breasted gnateater C. snethlageae (second photo) was previously considered a subspecies of this bird.

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Conopophagidae (gnateaters)

Photo credit: David Bishop / Bradley Davies

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[2132/11056] Ceará gnateater - Conopophaga cearae

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Conopophagidae (gnateaters)

Photo credit: Daniel López-Velasco via Macaulay Library

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[1088/10977] Black-crowned Antpitta - Pittasoma michleri

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Conopophagidae (gnateaters)

Photo credit: Yann Kolbeinsson via Macaulay Library

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[1045/10,977] Black-cheeked Gnateater - Conopophaga melanops

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Conopophagidae (gnateaters)

Photo credit: Mandy Talpas via Macaulay Library

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[944/10,977] Black-bellied Gnateater - Conopophaga melanogaster

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Conopophagidae (gnateaters)

Photo credit: Luiz Matos via Macaulay Library