Myrmothera

Myrmothera is a genus of birds belonging to the antpitta family Grallariidae that are found in Middle and South America.

Taxonomy

The genus was established in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. The type species was subsequently designated by Philip Sclater in 1890 as the thrush-like antpitta. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek μυρμος/murmos meaning "ant" with -θηρας/-thēras meaning "hunter".
The genus contains 6 species:

White-lored antpitta – west Amazonia
Amazonian antpitta – south Amazonia
Thicket antpitta – east Honduras to west Colombia
Tepui antpitta – tepuis in south Venezuela, west Guyana, and north Brazil
Thrush-like antpitta – Amazonia
Tapajos antpitta – central south Amazonian Brazil

Some other taxonomies, including those followed by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System and Handbook of Birds of the World, consider the Tapajos antpitta to be a subspecies of the thrush-like antpitta. Based on DNA analysis, the genus is considered to be a sister taxon to the genus Hylopezus.