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| Antpipit | |
|---|---|
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| Southern antpipit (Corythopis delalandi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Corythopis Sundevall, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Myiothera calcarata Wied-Neuwied=Muscicapa delalandi Lesson, RP, 1831 | |
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
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
 | Corythopis delalandi | Southern antpipit | southern Brazil and the pantanal of Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil |
References
[edit]- ^ Ames, P.; Heimerdinger, M.; Warter, S. (1968). "The anatomy and systematic position of the antpipits Conopophaga and Corythopis". Postilla (114): 1–32.
- ^ Sundevall, Carl Jakob (1835). "Ornithologiskl System". Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar. Series 3 (in Swedish). 23 (published 1836): 43-130 [93].
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 277.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Corythopis". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "Tyrant flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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