Belongs within: Furnariida.
Contains: Epinecrophylla, Myrmotherula, Gymnopithys, Hypocnemis, Drymophila, Thamnophilus, Herpsilochmus, Myrmeciza.
The Thamnophilidae, antbirds, are a Neotropical family of insectivorous birds with rounded wings, strong legs, and often heavy, more or less hooked bills.
<==Thamnophilidae
|--+--Myrmornis Hermann 1783PB15, B94 [incl. Rhopoterpe Cabanis 1847B94; Myrmornithidae, Rhopoterpidae]
| | |--M. stictoptera (Salvin 1893) [=Rhopoterpe stictoptera]W51
| | `--M. torquataPB15
| `--+--Pygiptila stellarisBKB15
| `--ThamnistesBKB15
| |--T. anabatinusBKB15
| `--T. rufescensAP21
`--+--TerenuraPB15
| | i. s.: T. maculataJT12
| | T. sickiJT12
| | T. spodioptilaJT12
| |--T. humeralisBKB15
| `--+--T. callinotaBKB15
| `--T. sharpeiBKB15
`--+--+--+--Neoctantes nigerBKB15
| | `--EpinecrophyllaBKB15
| `--+--+--‘Myrmeciza’ atrothoraxBKB15
| | `--‘Myrmeciza’ pelzelniBKB15
| `--+--Myrmorchilus strigilatusBKB15
| `--MicrorhopiasBKB15
| |--M. boucardiS18
| `--M. quixensisBKB15
| |--M. q. quixensisE52
| `--M. q. virgataE52 [=M. boucardi virgataS18]
`--+--MyrmotherulaBKB15
`--+--+--+--+--WillisornisBKB15
| | | | |--W. poecilinotusBKB15
| | | | `--W. viduaAP21
| | | `--+--Phaenostictus mcleannaniBKB15
| | | `--Pithys Vieillot 1818BKB15, B94 [Pithyidae]
| | | |--P. albifronsBKB15
| | | `--P. castaneusBKB15
| | `--+--GymnopithysBKB15
| | `--PhlegopsisBKB15
| | | i. s.: P. macleannaniS66
| | | P. trivittatus (Sclater 1857)S66
| | |--P. erythropteraBKB15
| | `--+--P. borbaeBKB15 [=Skutchia borbaeJT12]
| | `--P. nigromaculata (Lafr. & D’Orb. 1837)BKB15, S66
| `--+--CercomacraBKB15
| | | i. s.: C. ferdinandiJT12
| | |--C. manuBKB15
| | `--+--C. brasilianaBKB15
| | `--+--C. melanariaBKB15
| | `--+--C. nigricansBKB15
| | `--+--C. carbonariaBKB15
| | `--C. cinerascens Sclater 1857BKB15, SS66a
| `--+--+--HypocnemisBKB15
| | `--DrymophilaBKB15
| `--+--+--‘Myrmeciza’ castaneaBKB15
| | `--‘Myrmeciza’ hemimelaenaBKB15
| `--+--‘Cercomacra’ laetaBKB15
| `--+--‘Cercomacra’ parkeriBKB15
| `--+--‘Cercomacra’ nigrescensBKB15
| `--+--‘Cercomacra’ servaBKB15
| `--‘Cercomacra’ tyranninaBKB15
| |--C. t. tyranninaE52
| `--C. t. rufiventrisE52
`--+--+--+--‘Myrmotherula’ hauxwelliBKB15
| | `--ThamnomanesBKB15
| | |--+--T. ardesiacusBKB15
| | | `--T. saturninusBKB15
| | `--+--T. caesiusBKB15
| | `--T. schistogynusBKB15
| `--+--+--ThamnophilusPB15
| | `--+--SakesphorusBKB15
| | | |--S. canadensisBKB15
| | | |--S. cristatusAP21
| | | `--S. luctuosusBKB15
| | `--+--HerpsilochmusBKB15
| | `--DysithamnusBKB15
| | |--D. leucostictusJT12
| | |--D. mentalisBKB15
| | |--D. occidentalisJT12
| | |--D. plumbeusBKB15
| | |--D. puncticeps Salvin 1866AP21, S66
| | |--D. stictothoraxJT12
| | |--D. striaticepsJT12
| | `--D. xanthopterusJT12
| `--+--Megastictus margaritatusBKB15
| `--+--Dichrozona cinctaBKB15
| `--+--CymbilaimusBKB15
| | |--C. lineatusBKB15
| | | |--C. l. lineatusS18
| | | `--C. l. fasciatusS18
| | `--+--C. sanctaemariaeBKB15
| | `--TarabaBKB15
| | |--T. majorBKB15
| | `--T. transandeanaS18
| `--+--+--Batara cinereaBKB15
| | `--Hypoedaleus guttatusBKB15
| `--+--FrederickenaBKB15
| | |--F. fulvaAP21
| | |--F. unduligeraBKB15
| | `--F. viridisBKB15
| `--MackenziaenaBKB15
| |--M. leachiiBKB15
| `--M. severaBKB15
`--+--+--+--‘Myrmeciza’ ferrugineaBKB15
| | `--+--‘Myrmeciza’ loricataBKB15
| | `--‘Myrmeciza’ squamosaBKB15
| `--+--HypocnemoidesBKB15
| | |--H. maculicaudaBKB15
| | `--H. melanopogonJT12
| `--HylophylaxBKB15
| |--H. punctulatusBKB15
| `--+--H. naevioidesBKB15
| `--H. naeviusBKB15
`--+--MyrmecizaBKB15
`--+--+--Sclateria naeviaBKB15
| `--SchistocichlaBKB15
| | i. s.: S. brunneicepsJT12
| | S. caurensisJT12
| | S. humaythaeJT12
| | S. rufifaciesJT12
| |--+--‘Myrmeciza’ hyperythraBKB15
| | `--S. leucostigmaBKB15
| `--+--S. saturataBKB15
| `--S. schistaceaBKB15
`--+--Rhopornis ardesiacusBKB15
`--+--+--‘Percnostola’ lophotesBKB15
| `--MyrmoborusBKB15
| |--M. leucophrysBKB15
| |--M. lophotesAP21
| |--M. lugubrisJT12
| |--M. melanurusJT12
| `--M. myotherinusBKB15
`--+--Gymnocichla nudicepsBKB15
`--+--PyriglenaBKB15
| |--P. atraJT12
| |--P. ellisiana Sclater 1855 [=Phlogopsis ellisiana]S66
| |--P. leuconotaBKB15
| |--P. leucopteraBKB15
| `--P. servaSS66a
`--+--PercnostolaBKB15
| |--P. arenarumJT12
| |--P. funebrisSS66a
| `--P. rufifronsBKB15
`--+--+--‘Myrmeciza’ fortisBKB15
| `--‘Myrmeciza’ immaculataBKB15
`--+--‘Myrmeciza’ goeldiiBKB15
`--‘Myrmeciza’ melanocepsBKB15
Thamnophilidae incertae sedis:
MyrmoderusPT03
|--M. eowilsoniAP21
|--M. ferrugineusAP21
|--M. loricatusAP21
|--M. ruficaudaAP21
`--M. squamosusAP21
Xenornis setifronsJT12
Stymphalornis acutirostrisJT12
Biatas nigropectusJT12
ClytoctantesJT12
|--C. alixiiJT12
`--C. atrogularisJT12
EuchrepomisAP21
|--E. callinotaAP21
|--E. humeralisAP21
|--E. sharpeiAP21
`--E. spodioptilaAP21
Aprositornis disjunctaAP21
Ammonastes pelzelniAP21
Myrmophylax atrothoraxAP21
Rhopias gularisAP21
IsleriaAP21
|--I. guttataAP21
`--I. hauxwelliAP21
SciaphylaxAP21
|--S. castaneaAP21
`--S. hemimelaenaAP21
CercomacroidesAP21
|--C. fuscicaudaAP21
|--C. laetaAP21
|--C. nigrescensAP21
|--C. parkeriAP21
|--C. servaAP21
`--C. tyranninaAP21
MyrmelastesAP21
|--M. brunneicepsAP21
|--M. caurensisAP21
|--M. humaythaeAP21
|--M. hyperythrusAP21
|--M. leucostigmaAP21
|--M. plumbeus Sclater 1858SS66b
|--M. rufifaciesAP21
|--M. saturatusAP21
`--M. schistaceusAP21
Poliocrania exsulAP21
Ampelornis griseicepsAP21
SipiaAP21
|--S. berlepschiAP21
|--S. laemostictaAP21
|--S. nigricaudaAP21
`--S. palliataAP21
AkletosAP21
|--A. goeldiiAP21
`--A. melanocepsAP21
HafferiaAP21
|--H. fortisAP21
|--H. immaculataAP21
`--H. zeledoniAP21
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[AP21] Arlott, N., & B. van Perlo. 2021. Collins Birds of the World. William Collins.
[B94] Bock, W. J. 1994. History and nomenclature of avian family-group names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 222: 1–281.
[BKB15] Burleigh, J. G., R. T. Kimball & E. L. Braun. 2015. Building the avian tree of life using a large-scale, sparse supermatrix. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84: 53–63.
[E52] Eisenmann, E. 1952. Annotated list of birds of Barro Colorado Island, Panama Canal Zone. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117 (5): 1–62.
[JT12] Jetz, W., G. H. Thomas, J. B. Joy, K. Hartmann & A. Ø. Mooers. 2012. The global diversity of birds in space and time. Nature 491: 444–448.
[PB15] Prum, R. O., J. S. Berv, A. Dornburg, D. J. Field, J. P. Townsend, E. M. Lemmon & A. R. Lemmon. 2015. A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing. Nature 526: 569–573.
[PT03] Prum, R. O., & R. Torres. 2003. Structural colouration of avian skin: convergent evolution of coherently scattering dermal collagen arrays. Journal of Experimental Biology 206: 2409–2429.
[S66] Salvin, O. 1866. Descriptions of eight new species of birds from Veragua. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 67–76.
[SS66a] Sclater, P. L., & O. Salvin. 1866a. Catalogue of birds collected by Mr. E. Bartlett on the River Uyacali, Eastern Peru, with notes and descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 175–201.
[SS66b] Sclater, P. L., & O. Salvin. 1866b. On some additions to the catalogue of birds collected by Mr. E. Bartlett on the River Ucayali. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866: 566–567.
[S18] Stone, W. 1918. Birds of the Panama Canal Zone, with special reference to a collection made by Mr. Lindsey L. Jewel. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 70: 239–280.
[W51] Wetmore, A. 1951. Additional forms of birds from Colombia and Panamá. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117 (2): 1–11.