Xiphorhynchus
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Xiphorhynchus is a genus
of bird
in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). Its monophyly
requires confirmation.
It contains the following species:
The Straight-billed Woodcreeper
and Zimmer's Woodcreeper
are now separated in Dendroplex
.
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). Its monophyly
Monophyly
In common cladistic usage, a monophyletic group is a taxon which forms a clade, meaning that it contains all the descendants of the possibly hypothetical closest common ancestor of the members of the group. The term is synonymous with the uncommon term holophyly...
requires confirmation.
It contains the following species:
- Lesser WoodcreeperLesser WoodcreeperThe Lesser Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily .It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay....
, Xiphorhynchus fuscus - formerly in LepidocolaptesLepidocolaptesLepidocolaptes is a genus of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. These are relatively small woodcreepers with fairly long, thin and slightly decurved bills.-Species:... - Spix's WoodcreeperSpix's WoodcreeperThe Spix's Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily . The Elegant Woodcreeper was previously considered a subspecies of the Spix's Woodcreeper....
, Xiphorhynchus spixii - Elegant WoodcreeperElegant WoodcreeperThe Elegant Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily . It was formerly considered a subspecies of Spix's Woodcreeper. It is found in the western and southern Amazon in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is tropical humid lowland forests. The...
, Xiphorhynchus elegans- Juruá Woodcreeper or Ihering's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus (elegans) juruanus
- Ocellated WoodcreeperOcellated WoodcreeperThe Ocellated Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily of the ovenbird family...
, Xiphorhynchus ocellatus- Tschudi's WoodcreeperTschudi's WoodcreeperTschudi's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus chunchotambo, is a passerine bird native to South America. It belongs to the genus Xiphorhynchus in the woodcreeper subfamily, Dendrocolaptinae. It was sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the Ocellated Woodcreeper...
, Xiphorhynchus (ocellatus) chunchotambo
- Tschudi's Woodcreeper
- Chestnut-rumped WoodcreeperChestnut-rumped WoodcreeperThe Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper is a species of perching bird. Like the other woodcreepers, it belongs to the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family ....
, Xiphorhynchus pardalotus - Striped WoodcreeperStriped WoodcreeperThe Striped Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily .It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
, Xiphorhynchus obsoletus - Spotted WoodcreeperSpotted WoodcreeperThe Spotted Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama....
, Xiphorhynchus erythropygius - Olive-backed WoodcreeperOlive-backed WoodcreeperThe Olive-backed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
, Xiphorhynchus triangularis - Ivory-billed WoodcreeperIvory-billed WoodcreeperThe Ivory-billed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua....
, Xiphorhynchus flavigaster - the type speciesType speciesIn biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species... - Black-striped WoodcreeperBlack-striped WoodcreeperThe Black-striped Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.-References:* BirdLife...
, Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus - Buff-throated WoodcreeperBuff-throated WoodcreeperThe Buff-throated Woodcreeper is a resident passerine bird found in tropical South America in the Guiana Shield and disjunctly in the northern Atlantic Forest. It formerly included the Cocoa Woodcreeper and the Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper as subspecies...
, Xiphorhynchus guttatus- Lafesnaye's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus (guttatus) guttatoides
- Dusky-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus (guttatus/guttatoides) eytoni
- Lafesnaye's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus (guttatus) guttatoides
- Cocoa WoodcreeperCocoa WoodcreeperThe Cocoa Woodcreeper is a passerine bird which breeds in tropical Central and South America in Trinidad, Tobago, northern Colombia and northern Venezuela. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Buff-throated Woodcreeper .It is typically 23 cm long, and weighs 37 g...
, Xiphorhynchus susurrans- Lawrence's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus (susurrans) nanus
The 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....
and 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....
are now separated in Dendroplex
Dendroplex
Dendroplex is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily . It was long merged into Xiphorhynchus, but its distinctness was recently validated.It contains the following species:* Straight-billed Woodcreeper, Dendroplex picus...
.