Dysithamnus

Dysithamnus is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. Species in this genus are known as antvireos.

Dysithamnus
Plain antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thamnophilidae
Genus:	Dysithamnus Cabanis, 1847
Type species
Myothera stictothorax[1] Temminck, 1823
Species
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The genus Dysithamnus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847.^[2] The name combines the Ancient Greek words duō "to plunge" and thamnos "bush".^[3] The type species was subsequently designated as the spot-breasted antvireo.^[4]

The genus contains the following eight species:^[5]

Image	Common Name	Scientific Name	Distribution
	Spot-breasted antvireo	Dysithamnus sticothorax	Atlantic Forest
	Plain antvireo	Dysithamnus mentalis	Central America and northern South America
	Streak-crowned antvireo	Dysithamnus striaticeps	Central America
	Spot-crowned antvireo	Dysithamnus puncticeps	northern Panama and Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena
	Rufous-backed antvireo	Dysithamnus xanthopterus	southern Atlantic Forest
	White-streaked antvireo	Dysithamnus leucostictus	northern Andes
	Plumbeous antvireo	Dysithamnus plumbeus	Bahia forests
	Bicolored antvireo	Dysithamnus occidentalis	northern Andes