Sclateria Oberholser, 1899

Isler, Morton L., Bravo, Gustavo A. & Brumfield, Robb T., 2013, Taxonomic revision of Myrmeciza (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) into 12 genera based on phylogenetic, morphological, behavioral, and ecological data, Zootaxa 3717 (4), pp. 469-497 : 487

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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3717.4.3

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5611494

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scientific name

Sclateria Oberholser, 1899
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Type species. Sitta naevia Gmelin, 1788 .

Included species. Sclateria naevia (Gmelin) . SILVERED ANTBIRD.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other genera in Pyriglenini by whitish supercilium and white-streaked underparts (reduced in some subspecies) and by bill proportions (bill width and depth compared to length). Distinguished from Myrmelastes by tail movements; habitat and foraging behavior differences are supportive.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Thamnophilidae