Dendroplex
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Dendroplex is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

 in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). It was long merged into Xiphorhynchus
Xiphorhynchus
Xiphorhynchus is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily . Its monophyly requires confirmation.It contains the following species:* Lesser Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus fuscus - formerly in Lepidocolaptes...

, but its distinctness was recently validated.

It contains the following species:
  • Straight-billed Woodcreeper
    Straight-billed Woodcreeper
    The Straight-billed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily . Its genus, Dendroplex, was recently confirmed to be distinct from Xiphorhynchus....

    , Dendroplex picus
  • Zimmer's Woodcreeper
    Zimmer's Woodcreeper
    Zimmer's Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily . Its genus, Dendroplex, was recently confirmed to be distinct from Xiphorhynchus....

    , Dendroplex kienerii - formerly Xiphorhynchus necopinus
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