''Euchrepomis'' is a genus of insectivorous
passerine birds in the
antbird family, Thamnophilidae.
In 2012 Gustavo Bravo and colleagues introduced the genus ''Euchrepomis'' for four species that were previously placed in the genus ''
Terenura
''Terenura'' is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae.
The genus was erected by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine in 1860 with the streak-capped antwren as the type species ...
''. The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek words ''euchrōs'' for "ruddy" or "bright-coloured" and ''epōmis'' for the "point of the shoulder". Male birds in the genus have a characteristic patch of yellow or rufous-orange feathers on their
secondary coverts. The
type species is the
rufous-rumped antwren.
The four species are:
*
Rufous-rumped antwren (''Euchrepomis callinota'')
*
Chestnut-shouldered antwren (''Euchrepomis humeralis'')
*
Yellow-rumped antwren (''Euchrepomis sharpei'')
*
Ash-winged antwren (''Euchrepomis spodioptila'')
References
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