Herpsilochmus

{{Short description|Genus of birds}}

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| image = Pectoral Antwren.jpg

| image_caption = Pectoral antwren (Herpsilochmus pectoralis)

| taxon = Herpsilochmus

| authority = Cabanis, 1847

| type_species = Myiothera pileata{{cite web |url= https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=108 |title= Thamnophilidae |author= |date= |website= aviansystematics.org |publisher= The Trust for Avian Systematics |access-date= 2023-07-16}}

| type_species_authority = Lichtenstein, 1823

}}

Herpsilochmus is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the antbird family (Thamnophilidae). They are found in forest, woodland and shrub in South America, although a single species the rufous-winged antwren (H. rufimarginatus) also occurs in Panama. All are relatively small antbirds that are sexually dichromatic. In most (but not all) species males are essentially light grey with a black crown and black-and-white wings, while females are more buff or rufous with black-and-white crown.

The genus Herpsilochmus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847.{{ cite journal | last=Cabanis | first=Jean | author-link=Jean Cabanis | year=1847 | title=Ornithologische notizen | language=German | journal=Archiv für Naturgeschichte | volume=13 | pages=186–256 [224] | url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14785194 }} The name of genus combines the Ancient Greek words herpō "to creep about" and lokhmē "thicket" or "copse".{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | url=https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn= 978-1-4081-2501-4 | page=[https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling/page/n190 190] }} The type species is the Bahia antwren.{{ cite book | editor-last=Peters | editor-first=James Lee | editor-link=James L. Peters | year=1951 | title=Check-list of Birds of the World | volume=7 | publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology | place=Cambridge, Massachusetts | page=201 | url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14480538 }}

The genus contains 17 species:{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=January 2021 | title=Antbirds | work=IOC World Bird List Version 11.1 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/antbirds/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | accessdate=8 May 2021 }}

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Image	Common Name	Scientific Name	Distribution
120px	Ash-throated antwren	Herpsilochmus parkeri	Mayo River (Peru)
120px	Creamy-bellied antwren	Herpsilochmus motacilloides	Peru
120px	Predicted antwren	Herpsilochmus praedictus	Juruá and Madeira interfluve
120px	Aripuana antwren	Herpsilochmus stolzi	Aripuanã River
-	Black-capped antwren	Herpsilochmus atricapillus	Brazil, eastern Bolivia and Paraguay
120px	Bahia antwren	Herpsilochmus pileatus	Bahia coastal forests
-	Spot-tailed antwren	Herpsilochmus sicturus	Guiana Shield
120px	Dugand's antwren	Herpsilochmus dugandi	western Amazonia
-	Todd's antwren	Herpsilochmus stictocephalus	Guiana Shield
120px	Ancient antwren	Herpsilochmus gentryi	northern Peru
120px	Spot-backed antwren	Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus	northern Amazonia
-	Roraiman antwren	Herpsilochmus roraimae	tepuis
120px	Pectoral antwren	Herpsilochmus pectoralis	Caatinga
120px	Large-billed antwren	Herpsilochmus longirostris	Cerrado
120px	Yellow-breasted antwren	Herpsilochmus axillaris	northern Andes
120px	Rusty-winged antwren	Herpsilochmus frater	northern South America
120px	Rufous-margined antwren	Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus	southern Atlantic Forest and Selva Misionera

• Ash-throated antwren, Herpsilochmus parkeri
• Creamy-bellied antwren, Herpsilochmus motacilloides
• Predicted antwren, Herpsilochmus praedictus
• Aripuana antwren, Herpsilochmus stotzi
• Black-capped antwren, Herpsilochmus atricapillus
• Bahia antwren or pileated antwren, Herpsilochmus pileatus
• Spot-tailed antwren, Herpsilochmus sticturus
• Dugand's antwren, Herpsilochmus dugandi
• Todd's antwren, Herpsilochmus stictocephalus
• Ancient antwren, Herpsilochmus gentryi
• Spot-backed antwren, Herpsilochmus dorsimaculatus
• Roraiman antwren, Herpsilochmus roraimae
• Pectoral antwren, Herpsilochmus pectoralis
• Large-billed antwren, Herpsilochmus longirostris
• Yellow-breasted antwren, Herpsilochmus axillaris
• Rusty-winged antwren, Herpsilochmus frater
• Rufous-margined antwren, Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus