''Chamaeza'' is a
genus of
South American birds in the family
Formicariidae.
The genus was erected by the Irish zoologist
Nicholas Aylward Vigors
Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840) was an Ireland, Irish zoologist and politician. He popularized the classification of birds on the basis of the quinarian system.
Early life
Vigors was born at Old Leighlin, County Carlow on 17 ...
in 1825 with the
cryptic antthrush
The cryptic antthrush (''Chamaeza meruloides''), also known as Such's antthrush, is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil. Although first described almost 200 years ago, it was long ...
(''Chamaeza meruloides'') as the
type species.
Species
The genus contains six species:
References
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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