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:
ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Short-tailed antthrushChamaeza campanisonaAtlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina
Striated antthrushChamaeza nobilisBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Cryptic antthrushChamaeza meruloidessoutheastern Brazil.
Rufous-tailed antthrushChamaeza ruficaudaAtlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil and far northeastern Argentina
Schwartz's antthrushChamaeza turdinaAndes of Colombia and the Coastal Range in Venezuela.
Barred antthrushChamaeza mollissimaBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru