Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)
Warbling Antbird (Hypocnemis cantator) - HBW 8, p. 645
French: Alapi carillonneur
German: Rostflanken-Ameisenschnäpper
Spanish: Hormiguero Cantarín
Taxonomy: Formicarius Cantatar [sic] Boddaert, 1783, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Although genus traditionally placed after Myrmoborus, it appears closely related to Drymophila. Present species regarded as sister-species of H. hypoxantha; recent genetic study, however, indicates considerable genetic distance between the two, suggesting that speciation occurred perhaps several million years ago. Present species as herein constituted almost certainly consists of more than one species, as races peruviana and collinsi known to occur together in same habitat, and some types of vocalizations vary substantially among races; taxonomic study curre.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Formicarius Cantatar [sic] Boddaert, 1783, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Although genus traditionally placed after Myrmoborus, it appears closely related to Drymophila. Present species regarded as sister-species of H. hypoxantha; recent genetic study, however, indicates considerable genetic distance between the two, suggesting that speciation occurred perhaps several million years ago. Present species as herein constituted almost certainly consists of more than one species, as races peruviana and collinsi known to occur together in same habitat, and some types of vocalizations vary substantially among races; taxonomic study currently being undertaken. Birds from N of range (SE Venezuela, Guyana, N Brazil) described as race notaea, but considered indistinguishable by plumage or vocalizations from nominate. Ten subspecies recognized.
Although genus traditionally placed after Myrmoborus, it appears closely related to Drymophila. Present species regarded as sister-species of H. hypoxantha; recent genetic study, however, indicates considerable genetic distance between the two, suggesting that speciation occurred perhaps several million years ago. Present species as herein constituted almost certainly consists of more than one species, as races peruviana and collinsi known to occur together in same habitat, and some types of vocalizations vary substantially among races; taxonomic study currently being undertaken. Birds from N of range (SE Venezuela, Guyana, N Brazil) described as race notaea, but considered indistinguishable by plumage or vocalizations from nominate. Ten subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cantator (Boddaert, 1783) - extreme EC Venezuela (NE Bolívar), the Guianas and NE Amazonian Brazil (lower R Negro E to Amapá).
- flavescens P. L. Sclater, 1865 - S Venezuela (W & S Bolívar, Amazonas), extreme NW Amazonian Brazil (upper R Negro drainage and N Roraima) and EC Colombia (Guainía, Vaupés, N Caquetá).
- saturata Carriker, 1930 - S Colombia (base of Andes in from Meta S to Putumayo, and S Amazonas) S to NE Peru (N of R Amazon and R Marañón) and WC Amazonian Brazil (region immediately N of R Amazon and E to lower R Negro).
- cantator (Boddaert, 1783) - extreme EC Venezuela (NE Bolívar), the Guianas and NE Amazonian Brazil (lower R Negro E to Amapá).
- flavescens P. L. Sclater, 1865 - S Venezuela (W & S Bolívar, Amazonas), extreme NW Amazonian Brazil (upper R Negro drainage and N Roraima) and EC Colombia (Guainía, Vaupés, N Caquetá).
- saturata Carriker, 1930 - S Colombia (base of Andes in from Meta S to Putumayo, and S Amazonas) S to NE Peru (N of R Amazon and R Marañón) and WC Amazonian Brazil (region immediately N of R Amazon and E to lower R Negro).
- peruviana Taczanowski, 1884 - EC Peru (S of R Amazon and R Marañón to E Cuzco and N Madre de Dios, except Andean foothills), SW Amazonian Brazil (E to R Madeira, S to Acre) and NW Bolivia (Pando, N La Paz, N Beni).
- subflava Cabanis, 1873 - Andean foothills in EC Peru (Huánuco S to Cuzco).
- collinsi Cherrie, 1916 - S Peru (SE Ucayali, E Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Puno), extreme SW Amazonian Brazil (Acre) and WC Bolivia (Pando, La Paz, W Beni, Cochabamba).
- ochrogyna J. T. Zimmer, 1932 - E Bolivia (E Beni, Santa Cruz) and SC Amazonian Brazil (Rondônia, W Mato Grosso).
- implicata J. T. Zimmer, 1932 - SC Amazonian Brazil (E from lower and middle R Madeira to R Tapajós/Teles Pires).
- striata (Spix, 1825) - R Tapajós/Teles Pires E to R Xingu, S to NC Mato Grosso.
- affinis J. T. Zimmer, 1932 - R Xingu E to R Tocantins, S to E Mato Grosso.
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A male singing and moving from one perch to another one Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp implicata)
Bret Whitney 31 May 2007 4 years ago 23 sec 4.5 -
A preening bird, seen from both flanks. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp cantator)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 21 July 2011 22 weeks ago 57 sec 4 -
A female calling Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp implicata)
Bret Whitney 31 May 2007 4 years ago 15 sec 4 -
A female in the vegetation, answering to another bird singing Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp implicata)
Bret Whitney 31 May 2007 4 years ago 15 sec 4 -
A male in a small tree, singing once and flying away Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp saturata)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2007 3 years ago 12 sec 3.8 -
First a view of a preening bird, then a short dorsal view of a perched bird. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp cantator)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 21 July 2011 22 weeks ago 18 sec 3.7
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An adult male singing at BR 319, Km 4.
Locality Porto Velho, Rondônia State, Brazil (ssp peruviana)
Anselmo d Affonseca 18 weeks ago 4.2 -
Peruvian Warbling Antbird at Chino, Otawaio River,Peru
Locality Loreto Department, Peru (ssp Peruvian Warbling Antbird)
Lior Kislev 1 February 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
Adult
Locality Kaw-Roura Nature Reserve, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 2 November 2008 1 year ago 3.8 -
Male in a hand
Locality Trésor Reserve, French Guiana (ssp cantator)
maxcobigo 20 December 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
A bird in the undergrowth.
Locality Cuieiras Biological Reserve, Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp cantator)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 2011 34 weeks ago 2.8 -
A female in transitional terra firme forest.
Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil (ssp striata)
Bradley Davis 22 May 2008 2 years ago 2.5
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single song Locality El Para Reserve, Archidona, Napo Province, Ecuador
(ssp saturata)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 18 October 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
Contact call Locality Gareno Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador
(ssp saturata)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 30 October 2011 26 weeks ago 4 -
Two birds - Song Locality Kaw-Roura Nature Reserve, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 27 June 2010 1 year ago 4 -
song Locality ATTA Rainforest Lodge, Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana
(ssp cantator)
dreyernp 16 January 2012 6 weeks ago 3
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