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;[[:Category:Hypocnemis|Hypocnemis]] cantator
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
12cm<br />
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11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)<br />
 
*Black iris
 
*Black iris
 
*Short tail
 
*Short tail
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*White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
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*Olive upperparts
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*Black and white spotted centre back
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
The [[Guianas]], far eastern [[Venezuela]] and north-eastern [[Brazil]].
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[[South America: found fomr the [[Guianas]], far eastern [[Venezuela]] and north-eastern [[Brazil]].
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Monotypic.
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Rainforest borders and secondary woodland often near water or marshes.
 
Rainforest borders and secondary woodland often near water or marshes.
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It gleans for insects in foliage and often picks its prey from the underside of leaves.
 
It gleans for insects in foliage and often picks its prey from the underside of leaves.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
They are monogamous. Both adults share the incubation of the 2 eggs and subsequent care of the young.
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They are [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]]. Both adults share the incubation of the 2 eggs and subsequent care of the young.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop299.html SACC proposal] (passed) to split Warbling Antbird
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop299.html SACC proposal] (passed) to split Warbling Antbird
 
#Mort and Phyllis Isler and Bret Whitney: "Species Limits in Antbirds (Thamnophilidae): The Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis cantator) complex." The Auk 124(1):11-28, 2007.  
 
#Mort and Phyllis Isler and Bret Whitney: "Species Limits in Antbirds (Thamnophilidae): The Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis cantator) complex." The Auk 124(1):11-28, 2007.  
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 22:57, 3 April 2016

Hypocnemis cantator

Identification

11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)

  • Black iris
  • Short tail
  • White supercilium
  • Olive upperparts
  • Black and white spotted centre back

Distribution

[[South America: found fomr the Guianas, far eastern Venezuela and north-eastern Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Rainforest borders and secondary woodland often near water or marshes.

Behaviour

Diet

It gleans for insects in foliage and often picks its prey from the underside of leaves.

Breeding

They are monogamous. Both adults share the incubation of the 2 eggs and subsequent care of the young.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. SACC proposal (passed) to split Warbling Antbird
  3. Mort and Phyllis Isler and Bret Whitney: "Species Limits in Antbirds (Thamnophilidae): The Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis cantator) complex." The Auk 124(1):11-28, 2007.
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)

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