Typus

Turdus griseus Boddaert, 1783 = Formicivora grisea

Synonyms

• Neorhopias Hellmayr, 1920

Primary references

• Swainson, W., 1824. An Inquiry into the Natural Affinites of the Lanidae, or Shrikes; preceded by some Observations on the present state of Ornithology in this Country. Zoological Journal Vol.1:289-307. From March, 1824, to January, 1825. London. BHL Reference page.  Original decription p.301 BHL

Selected references

• Gonzaga, L.P. 2001. Análise filogenética do gênero Formicivora Swainson, 1825 (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) baseada em caracteres morfológicos e vocais. Resumo de tese. Atualidades ornitológicas 102:2. Reference page. 

• Gonzaga, L.P., Carvalhaes, A.M.P. & Buzzetti, D.R.C. 2007. A new species of Formicivora antwren from the Chapada Diamantina, eastern Brazil (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae). Zootaxa 1473: 25–44. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

• Firme, D. H., & Raposo, M. A. 2011. Taxonomy and geographic variation of Formicivora serrana (Hellmayr, 1929) and Formicivora littoralis Gonzaga and Pacheco, 1990 (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae). Zootaxa 2742: 1–33. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

• Buzzetti, D.R.C., Belmonte-Lopes, R., Reinert, B.L., Silveira, L.F., & Bornschein, M.R. 2013. A new species of Formicivora Swainson, 1824 (Thamnophilidae) from the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 21(4): 269–291. Full article (PDF). Reference page.