Chamaeza
Chamaeza is a genus of South American birds in the family Formicariidae.
The genus was erected by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825 with the cryptic antthrush as the type species.
Species
The genus contains six species:Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
Short-tailed antthrush | Chamaeza campanisona | Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina | |
Striated antthrush | Chamaeza nobilis | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. | |
Cryptic antthrush | Chamaeza meruloides | southeastern Brazil. | |
Rufous-tailed antthrush | Chamaeza ruficauda | Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil and far northeastern Argentina | |
Schwartz's antthrush | Chamaeza turdina | Andes of Colombia and the Coastal Range in Venezuela. | |
Barred antthrush | Chamaeza mollissima | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru |