Short-tailed Antthrush
Chamaeza campanisona
Antthrushes (Formicariidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Short-tailed Antthrush with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Speckle-breasted Antpitta Cryptopezus nattereri | 3 |
| Variegated Antpitta Grallaria varia | 1 |
Family
Formicariidae is a family of smallish suboscine passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America known as antthrushes. They are between 10 and 20 cm (4 and 8 in) in length, and are most closely related to the ovenbirds in the family Furnariidae, and the tapaculos in the family Rhinocryptidae. The family Formicariidae contains 12 species in two genera.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …