Myrmornithinae

Myrmornithinae is a subfamily of antbirds in the family Thamnophilidae.

Description
In the Russet Antshrike, the sexes are the same, with brownish plumage and fairly stout bill; it is unusual among the antshrikes in that the sexes are alike, males lack grey or black. The Spot-winged Antshrike resembles a Thamnophilus antbird with disproportionately short tail and long bill. Wing-banded Antbird is an oddly proportioned, chunky antbird with short legs, stubby tail and long bill.

Behaviour
Wing-banded is mainly terrestrial, shuffling about inside humid lowland forests. Russet in arboreal antshrike mainly in forests on Andean slopes, inhabits canopy and sub-canopy of montane and lowland forest and secondary growth. Spot-winged is a canopy-inhabiting antshrike found widely in Amazonia.

Species
It contains the following species:


 * Genus Myrmornis
 * Wing-banded Antbird, Myrmornis torquata


 * Genus Thamnistes
 * Russet Antshrike, Thamnistes anabatinus


 * Genus Pygiptila
 * Spot-winged Antshrike, Pygiptila stellaris