''Limnoctites'' is the

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of reedhaunters,

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Furnariidae. It contains the following

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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 ...

, ''Limnoctites rectirostris'' * Sulphur-bearded reedhaunter, ''Limnoctites sulphuriferus''

References

* Bird genera Taxa named by Carl Eduard Hellmayr {{Furnariidae-stub