Hypocnemis
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Hypocnemis is a genus of bird
in the Thamnophilidae family. The Warbling Antbird has traditionally been considered a single polytypic
species, but recent evidence has led to it being split into six almost entirely parapatric species.
It contains the following species:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Thamnophilidae family. The Warbling Antbird has traditionally been considered a single polytypic
Polytypic
In zoology, polytypic refers to a taxonomic unit with more than one subgroup at the next lower level.-See also:*Linnaean taxonomy*monotypic*monotypic habitat...
species, but recent evidence has led to it being split into six almost entirely parapatric species.
It contains the following species:
- Warbling AntbirdWarbling AntbirdThe warbling antbird is a complex consisting of six species of antbirds that until recently were considered a single species found throughout the Amazon in South America...
, Hypocnemis cantator- Guianan Warbling AntbirdGuianan Warbling AntbirdThe Guianan Warbling Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. Until recently, it included the Imeri, Peruvian, Yellow-breasted, Rondonia and Spix's Warbling Antbird as subspecies, but based on vocal differences and to a lesser degree differences in plumages it has been...
, Hypocnemis (cantator) cantator - Imeri Warbling AntbirdImeri Warbling AntbirdThe Imeri Warbling Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of Hypocnemis cantator, but based on vocal differences and to a lesser degree differences in plumages it has been recommended treating them as separate species...
, Hypocnemis (cantator) flavescens - Peruvian Warbling AntbirdPeruvian Warbling AntbirdThe Peruvian Warbling Antbird, Hypocnemis peruviana, is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of Hypocnemis cantator, but based on vocal differences and to a lesser degree differences in plumages it has been recommended treating them as...
, Hypocnemis (cantator) peruviana - Yellow-breasted Warbling AntbirdYellow-breasted Warbling AntbirdThe Yellow-breasted Warbling Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of Hypocnemis cantator, but based on vocal differences and to a lesser degree differences in plumages it has been recommended treating them as separate species...
, Hypocnemis (cantator) subflava - Rondonia Warbling AntbirdRondonia Warbling AntbirdThe Rondonia Warbling Antbird, Hypocnemis ochrogyna, is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of Hypocnemis cantator, but based on vocal differences and to a lesser degree differences in plumages it has been recommended treating them as...
, Hypocnemis (cantator) ochrogyna - Spix's Warbling AntbirdSpix's Warbling AntbirdSpix's Warbling Antbird, Hypocnemis striata, is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of Hypocnemis cantator, but based on vocal differences and to a lesser degree differences in plumage, it has been recommended treating them as separate...
, Hypocnemis (cantator) striata
- Guianan Warbling Antbird
- Yellow-browed AntbirdYellow-browed AntbirdThe Yellow-browed Antbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
, Hypocnemis hypoxantha