The Imeri warbling antbird (''Hypocnemis flavescens'') is a species of

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in the family

Thamnophilidae The antbirds are a large passerine bird family, Thamnophilidae, found across subtropical and tropical Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina. There are more than 230 species, known variously as antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire ...

. It is found at lower levels in humid forest in southern

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, south-eastern Colombia and north-western

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(west of the Branco River). The Imeri warbling antbird was described by the English zoologist

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in 1865 and given the binomial name ''Hypocnemis flavescens''. Until recently, it was considered a subspecies of '' Hypocnemis cantator'', but based on vocal differences and to a lesser degree differences in plumages it is now treated as a separate species. There are two subspecies: *''Hypocnemis flavescens flavescens'' Sclater, PL, 1865 – east Colombia, south Venezuela and northwest Brazil *''Hypocnemis flavescens perflava''

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, 1966 – central Roraima in northern Brazil Its conservation status has been assessed by BirdLife International as

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References

* Zimmer & Isler. 2003. Hypocnemis cantator (Warbling Antbird). Pp. 645 in del Hoyo, Elliott, & Christie. 2003. ''Handbook of the Birds of the World.'' Vol. 8. Broadbills to Tapaculos. Lynx Edictions. Barcelona.

External links

Imeri Warbling-Antbird.
arthurgrosset.com. Accessed 2008-06-27 {{Taxonbar, from=Q1274182 Imeri warbling antbird Birds of the Venezuelan Amazon Imeri warbling antbird Imeri warbling antbird