Isleria


Isleria is a genus of insectivorous birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae.

Species

The genus contains two species:
MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Isleria guttataRufous-bellied antwrenBrazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Isleria hauxwelliPlain-throated antwrenAmazon Basin

These species were formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula. A molecular genetic study published in 2012 found that Myrmotherula was not monophyletic. As a step in creating monophyletic genera, these two species were moved to the newly erected genus Isleria. The name of the genus was chosen to honour the American ornithologists Morton and Phyllis Isler.