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Guianan Warbling Antbird
Hypocnemis cantator (Boddaert, 1783)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Guianan warbling antbird, or Guianan antwarbler, (Hypocnemis cantator) is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, Guianan warbling antbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:48:48.033587+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypocnemis cantator (Boddaert, 1783)
- Name authority
- (Boddaert, 1783)
- Common name
- Guianan Warbling Antbird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Genus
- Hypocnemis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThamnophilidae Swainson, 1824
- genusHypocnemis Cabanis, 1847
- speciesHypocnemis cantator (Boddaert, 1783)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hypocnemis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Peruvian Warbling AntbirdHypocnemis peruviana Taczanowski, 1884 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spix's Warbling AntbirdHypocnemis striata (Spix, 1825) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-breasted Warbling AntbirdHypocnemis subflava Cabanis, 1873 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptic Warbling-AntbirdHypocnemis implicata J. T. Zimmer, 1932 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Formicarius cantator Boddaert, 1783 Boddaert, 1783 | synonym |
| Hypocnemis cantator cantator (Boddaert, 1783) (Boddaert, 1783) | synonym |
| Hypocnemis cantator notaea Hellmayr, 1920 Hellmayr, 1920 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560541 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6N3L2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.