''Sylviorthorhynchus'' is a genus of small
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their ...
birds belonging to the
ovenbird
The ovenbird (''Seiurus aurocapilla'') is a small songbird of the New World warbler family (biology), family (Parulidae). This bird migration, migratory bird breeds in eastern North America and winters in Central America, many List of Caribbean ...
family Furnariidae. They are somewhat similar to birds of the
tit family in their shape and feeding behaviour. They have short rounded wings, short pointed bills and are mainly brown in colour. Their nests are built in holes or in the old nests of other birds.
Species list
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Des Murs's wiretail
Des Murs's wiretail (''Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii'') is a small passerine bird of southern South America which belongs to the ovenbird (family), ovenbird family Furnariidae. Molecular phylogenetics places it within the Synallaxinae and indicates ...
, ''Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii''
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Tawny tit-spinetail, ''Sylviorthorhynchus yanacensis''
References
*Jaramillo, Alvaro; Burke, Peter & Beadle, David (2003). ''Field Guide to the Birds of Chile'', Christopher Helm, London.
*South American Classification Committee (2007)
A Classification of the Bird Species of South America, part 6'. Archived June 25, 2007.
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Bird genera
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