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Formicariidae

Index Formicariidae

Formicariidae is a family of smallish passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America known as formicariids. [1]

43 relations: Antbird, Antpitta, Barred antthrush, Bird, Black-faced antthrush, Black-headed antthrush, Central America, Chamaeza, Convergent evolution, Crested gallito, Cryptic antthrush, Digital object identifier, Evolution, Family (biology), Formicarius (genus), Genus, George Robert Gray, Gnateater, Mitochondrial DNA, Nuclear DNA, Nucleic acid sequence, Ovenbird (family), Paraphyly, Passerine, Pittasoma, Rail (bird), Rufous-breasted antthrush, Rufous-capped antthrush, Rufous-fronted antthrush, Rufous-tailed antthrush, Schwartz's antthrush, Sexual dimorphism, Short-tailed antthrush, South America, Species, Starling, Striated antthrush, Tapaculo, The Auk, The Condor (journal), Thrush (bird), Type genus, Vestigiality.

Antbird

The antbirds are a large passerine bird family, Thamnophilidae, found across subtropical and tropical Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina.

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Antpitta

Grallariidae is a family of smallish passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America known as antpittas.

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Barred antthrush

The barred antthrush (Chamaeza mollissima) is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.

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Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Black-faced antthrush

The black-faced antthrush (Formicarius analis), is a passerine bird.

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Black-headed antthrush

The black-headed antthrush (Formicarius nigricapillus) is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.

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Central America

Central America (América Central, Centroamérica) is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with the South American continent on the southeast.

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Chamaeza

Chamaeza is a genus of South American birds in the Formicariidae family.

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Convergent evolution

Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages.

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Crested gallito

The crested gallito (Rhinocrypta lanceolata) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae.

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Cryptic antthrush

The cryptic antthrush (Chamaeza meruloides), also known as the Such's antthrush, is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.

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Digital object identifier

In computing, a Digital Object Identifier or DOI is a persistent identifier or handle used to uniquely identify objects, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

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Evolution

Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Formicarius (genus)

Formicarius is a genus of passerine birds in the Formicariidae family.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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George Robert Gray

George Robert Gray FRS (8 July 1808 – 6 May 1872) was an English zoologist and author, and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum, now the Natural History Museum, in London for forty-one years.

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Gnateater

The gnateaters are a bird family, Conopophagidae, consisting of ten small passerine species in two genera, which occur in South and Central America.

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Mitochondrial DNA

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA or mDNA) is the DNA located in mitochondria, cellular organelles within eukaryotic cells that convert chemical energy from food into a form that cells can use, adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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Nuclear DNA

Nuclear DNA, or nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid (nDNA), is the DNA contained within the nucleus of a eukaryotic organism.

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Nucleic acid sequence

A nucleic acid sequence is a succession of letters that indicate the order of nucleotides forming alleles within a DNA (using GACT) or RNA (GACU) molecule.

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Ovenbird (family)

Ovenbirds or furnariids are a large family of small suboscine passerine birds found from Mexico and Central to southern South America.

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Paraphyly

In taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's last common ancestor and all descendants of that ancestor excluding a few—typically only one or two—monophyletic subgroups.

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Passerine

A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species.

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Pittasoma

Pittasoma is a genus of birds in the gnateater family.

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Rail (bird)

The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized ground-living birds.

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Rufous-breasted antthrush

The rufous-breasted antthrush (Formicarius rufipectus) is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.

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Rufous-capped antthrush

The rufous-capped antthrush (Formicarius colma) is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae.

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Rufous-fronted antthrush

The rufous-fronted antthrush (Formicarius rufifrons) is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae.

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Rufous-tailed antthrush

The rufous-tailed antthrush or Brazilian antthrush (Chamaeza ruficauda) is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.

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Schwartz's antthrush

The Schwartz's antthrush (Chamaeza turdina), also known as the scalloped antthrush, is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family.

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Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the two sexes of the same species exhibit different characteristics beyond the differences in their sexual organs.

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Short-tailed antthrush

The short-tailed antthrush (Chamaeza campanisona) is a South American species of bird in the family Formicariidae.

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South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Starling

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae.

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Striated antthrush

The striated antthrush (Chamaeza nobilis) is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae.

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Tapaculo

The tapaculos (pronounced /tæpəˈku:ləʊ/) are a family, Rhinocryptidae, of small suboscine passerine birds, found mainly in South America and with the highest diversity in the Andean regions.

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The Auk

The Auk: Ornithological Advances is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal and the official publication of the American Ornithological Society (AOS).

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The Condor (journal)

The Condor: Ornithological Applications is a peer-reviewed weekly scientific journal covering ornithology.

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Thrush (bird)

The thrushes are a family, Turdidae, of passerine birds with a worldwide distribution.

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Type genus

In biological classification, especially zoology, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.

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Vestigiality

Vestigiality is the retention during the process of evolution of genetically determined structures or attributes that have lost some or all of their ancestral function in a given species.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formicariidae

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