Biology:Antpipit
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The antpipits, Corythopis, are a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family, Tyrannidae. They are long-legged species that spend most of the time on the ground, which caused them to be placed incorrectly in other taxa.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus Corythopis was introduced in 1836 by the Swedish zoologist Carl Jakob Sundevall to accommodate a single species, Myiothera calcarata Wied-Neuwied, which is therefore the type species by monotypy.[2] This name is a junior synonym of Muscicapa delalandi Lesson, RP, 1931, the southern antpipit.[3] The genus name Corythopis combines the Ancient Greek κορυθων/koruthōn meaning "lark" with ωψ/ōps, ωπος/ōpos meaning "appearance".[4]
The genus contains two species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Corythopis torquatus | Ringed antpipit | Amazon Basin of Brazil and the Guianas, and Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and in eastern Venezuela |
| 120px | Corythopis delalandi | Southern antpipit | southern Brazil and the pantanal of Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil |
References
- ↑ Ames, P.; Heimerdinger, M.; Warter, S. (1968). "The anatomy and systematic position of the antpipits Conopophaga and Corythopis". Postilla (114): 1-32. https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/peabody_museum_natural_history_postilla/114/.
- ↑ Sundevall, Carl Jakob (1835). "Ornithologiskl System" (in Swedish). Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar. Series 3 23: 43-130 [93]. 1836. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34523905.
- ↑ Peters, James Lee, ed (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 277. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14480614.
- ↑ Jobling, James A.. "Corythopis". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/key-to-scientific-names/search?q=Corythopis.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (February 2025). "Tyrant flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/flycatchers/.
Wikidata ☰ Q869262 entry
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