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Dysithamnus

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Dysithamnus is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. Species in this genus are known as antvireos.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Dysithamnus is referenced by 465 other articles, and connects out to Maluridae, bird and passerines.

Vinony files it under Bird genera, Dysithamnus and Taxonomy articles created by Polbot.

Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Plain Antvireo

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyThamnophilidae
Observations1,405
Observations recorded158,134

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
62
With media
16
Family
Thamnophilidae
Collections
MLZ, LSUMZ, CLO, CM, UMZC, NHMUK
Recorded in
Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Guyana

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Thamnophilidae
Image
Dysithamnus stictothorax - Spot-breasted Antvireo (male).jpg
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Commons category
Dysithamnus
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Dysithamnus
topic's main category
Category:Dysithamnus
taxon range
Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Taxonomy
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Dysithamnus is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. Species in this genus are known as antvireos.

==Taxonomy== The genus Dysithamnus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847. The name combines the Ancient Greek words duō "to plunge" and thamnos "bush". The type species was subsequently designated as the spot-breasted antvireo.

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