Hypocnemis Explained

Hypocnemis is a genus of passerine birds in the family Thamnophilidae. They are resident breeders in tropical Central and South America.

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Cabanis . Jean . Jean Cabanis . 1847 . Ornithologische notizen . Archiv für Naturgeschichte . German . 13 . 186–256 [212] .
  2. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 199 .
  3. Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1951 . Check-list of Birds of the World . 7 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 223 .
  4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2018 . Antbirds . World Bird List Version 8.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 2 February 2018 .
  5. 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 . 10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[11:SLIATT]2.0.CO;2. 85920805 . free .
  6. Web site: 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 . 3 February 2018 .

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