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Definition: Hylophylax

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of Formicariidae.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Common Expressions: Hylophylax

Expressions Definition
Genus Hylophylax A genus of Formicariidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hylophylax naevioides A kind of antbird. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Hylophylax

Hylophylax

Hylophylax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Hylophylax

Hylophylax is a genus of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.

Species

  • Spotted Antbird, Hylophylax naevioides
  • Spot-backed Antbird, Hylophylax naevia
  • Dot-backed Antbird, Hylophylax punctulata

The Scale-backed Antbird belongs in a different clade, and has therefore been transferred to the monotypic genus Dichropogon.[1]

References

  1. Revive the genus Dichropogon - South American Classification Committee (2007)

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