Hypocnemoides

Hypocnemoides is a genus of passerine bird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. It contains two species, the black-chinned antbird (H. melanopogon) and the band-tailed antbird (H. maculicauda).[1] They are found in swampy areas of northern South America. There is limited overlap in their distributions with the band-tailed antbird occurring to the south of the Amazon River and the black-chinned antbird mainly found to the north.[1] They are fairly small birds, 11.5–12 cm in length, with a short tail and longish bill.[1][2] Their plumage is grey with areas of black and white. They forage for food near water in the understorey or on the ground.[2] The name Hypocnemoides is a combination of the genus name Hypocnemis and -oides (Greek for "resembling").[3]

Hypocnemoides
A pair of band-tailed antbirds (Hypocnemoides maculicauda)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thamnophilidae
Genus: Hypocnemoides
Bangs & Penard, 1918
Species

Hypocnemoides maculicauda
Hypocnemoides melanopogon

The genus contains two species:[4]

References
  1. Ridgely, Robert S. & Guy Tudor (1994) The Birds of South America, volume 2: the Suboscine Passerines, University of Texas Press.
  2. Schulenberg, Thomas S.; Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane, John P. O'Neill & Theodore A. Parker III (2007) Field Guide to the Birds of Peru, Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 9780713686739
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010) Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names, 2nd ed., Christopher Helm, London.
  4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Antbirds". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 February 2018.


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