''Euchrepomis'' is a genus of insectivorous
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their ...
birds in the
antbird family, Thamnophilidae.
In 2012 Gustavo Bravo and colleagues introduced the genus ''Euchrepomis'' for four species that were previously placed in the genus ''
Terenura''. The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek words ''euchrōs'' for "ruddy" or "bright-coloured" and ''epōmis'' for the "point of the shoulder". Male birds in the genus have a characteristic patch of yellow or rufous-orange feathers on their
secondary coverts. The
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
is the
rufous-rumped antwren.
The four species are:
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Rufous-rumped antwren (''Euchrepomis callinota'')
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Chestnut-shouldered antwren (''Euchrepomis humeralis'')
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Yellow-rumped antwren
The yellow-rumped antwren (''Euchrepomis sharpei'') is Near-threatened species, Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Euchrepomidinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
Taxonomy and system ...
(''Euchrepomis sharpei'')
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Ash-winged antwren (''Euchrepomis spodioptila'')
References
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