| Hypocnemis | |
|---|---|
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| Guianan warbling antbird (Hypocnemis cantator) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Hypocnemis Cabanis, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Formicarius cantator[1] Boddaert, 1783 | |
Hypocnemis is a genus ofpasserine birds in the familyThamnophilidae. They are resident breeders intropicalCentral andSouth America.
The genusHypocnemis was introduced by the German ornithologistJean Cabanis in 1847.[2] The name combines theAncient Greek wordshupo "somewhat like" andknēmis "leggings".[3] Thetype species was subsequently designated as theGuianan warbling antbird.[4]
The genus contains eight species:[5]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guianan warbling antbird | Hypocnemis cantator | Guiana Shield |
 | Imeri warbling antbird | Hypocnemis flavescens | northern Amazonia |
 | Peruvian warbling antbird | Hypocnemis peruviana | western Amazonia |
 | Yellow-breasted warbling antbird | Hypocnemis subflava | southwestern Amazonia |
%3b_Pimenteiras_d%2527Oeste%2c_Rond%25C3%25B4nia%2c_Brazil.jpg) | Rondonia warbling antbird | Hypocnemis ochrogyna | from therio Madeira torio Roosevelt |
 | Spix's warbling antbird | Hypocnemis striata | from therio Aripuanã to therio Araguaia |
.jpg) | Manicoré warbling antbird | Hypocnemis rondoni | Ji-Paraná andAripuanã interfluve |
 | Yellow-browed antbird | Hypocnemis hypoxantha | east bank of theTapajós andTeles Pires |
Thewarbling antbird has traditionally been considered a singlepolytypic species, but recent evidence has led to it being split into six almost entirelyparapatric species.[6][7]
