The curve-billed reedhaunter (''Limnornis curvirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in marshy areas of north-eastern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, and Uruguay. It occupies a similar ecological niche to some reed warblers. The curve-billed reedhaunter is placed in the monotypic genus ''Limnornis''. The superficially similar

straight-billed reedhaunter The straight-billed reedhaunter (''Limnoctites rectirostris'') is a South American bird species in the family Furnariidae. Taxonomy Formerly it was placed in ''Limnornis'' with the curve-billed reedhaunter (''Limnornis curvirostris'') which li ...

is sometimes also included in ''Limnornis'', but evidence suggests it is closer to '' Cranioleuca'' spinetails than it is to the curve-billed reedhaunter.Olson, S. L., M. Irestedt, P. G. P. Ericson, & J. Fjeldså. 2005. ''Independent evolution of two Darwinian marsh-dwelling ovenbirds (Furnariidae: Limnornis, Limnoctites).'' Ornitologia Neotropical 16: 347-359.

References

* Gould, John (1839): enus Limnornis ''In:'' Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle. Part III: Birds. 11: 80. curve-billed reedhaunter Birds of the Pampas Birds of Uruguay curve-billed reedhaunter Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Furnariidae-stub