Hypocnemis
Hypocnemis is a genus of passerine birds in the family Thamnophilidae. They are resident breeders in tropical Central and South America.
| Hypocnemis | |
|---|---|
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| Guianan warbling antbird (Hypocnemis cantator) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Hypocnemis Cabanis, 1847 |
The genus Hypocnemis was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek words hupo "somewhat like" and knēmis "leggings".[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the Guianan warbling antbird.[3]
The genus contains eight species:[4]
- Guianan warbling antbird, Hypocnemis cantator
- Imeri warbling antbird, Hypocnemis flavescens
- Peruvian warbling antbird, Hypocnemis peruviana
- Yellow-breasted warbling antbird, Hypocnemis subflava
- Rondonia warbling antbird, Hypocnemis ochrogyna
- Spix's warbling antbird, Hypocnemis striata
- Manicoré warbling antbird, Hypocnemis rondoni
- Yellow-browed antbird, Hypocnemis hypoxantha
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.[5][6]
References
- Cabanis, Jean (1847). "Ornithologische notizen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte (in German). 13: 186–256 [212].
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 223.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- Isler, M.L.; Isler, P.R.; Whitney, B.M. (2007). "Species limits in Antbirds (Thamnophilidae): The Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis cantator) complex". Auk. 124 (1): 11–28. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[11:SLIATT]2.0.CO;2.
- "Proposal (299) Split Hypocnemis cantator by elevating H. flavescens, peruviana, subflava, ochrogyna and striata to species rank". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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