Sipia Hellmayr, 1924

Type species. Pyriglena berlepschi Hartert, 1898 .

Included species. Sipia berlepschi (Hartert) . STUB-TAILED ANTBIRD.

Sipia nigricauda (Salvin and Godman) . ESMERALDAS ANTBIRD

Sipia laemosticta (Salvin) . DULL-MANTLED ANTBIRD.

Sipia palliata (Todd) . MAGDALENA ANTBIRD.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from Ampelornis and Poliocrania by female throat spots and loudsong structure. Further distinguished from Poliocrania by nest structure and lack of blue periorbital patch and from Ampelornis by numerous morphometric measures, such as tail length/wing length ratio; differences in foraging behavior supportive.