Imeri warbling antbird [SEP] parent taxon
Imeri warbling antbird
The Imeri warbling antbird ("Hypocnemis flavescens") is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It is found at lower levels in humid forest in southern Venezuela, south-eastern Colombia and north-western Brazil (west of the Branco River).
The Imeri warbling antbird was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater 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
was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847.
The Imeri, Peruvian, yellow-breasted, Rondonia and Spix's warbling antbird were all formerly treated as subspecies of the Guianan warbling antbird. A study published in 2007 found that there were significant vocal differences as well a small plumage differences between the taxa and they are now all treated as separate species. As presently defined, the Guianan warbling antbird is monotypic, although the subspecies "notaea" sometimes has been recognized. 
Its conservation status has been assessed as