''Xiphorhynchus'' is a
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
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 ...
in the woodcreeper
subfamily (
Dendrocolaptinae
The woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptinae) comprise a subfamily of suboscine passerine birds endemic to the Neotropics. They have traditionally been considered a distinct family Dendrocolaptidae, but most authorities now place them as a subfamily of th ...
).
Species
It contains the following 14 species:
The
straight-billed woodcreeper
The straight-billed woodcreeper (''Dendroplex picus'') is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily ( Dendrocolaptinae). Its genus, ''Dendroplex'', was recently confirmed to be distinct from ''Xiphorhynchus''.
It is found in Bolivia, Br ...
and
Zimmer's woodcreeper
Zimmer's woodcreeper (''Dendroplex kienerii'') is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily ( Dendrocolaptinae). Its genus, '' Dendroplex'', was recently confirmed to be distinct from ''Xiphorhynchus''.
It mainly occurs in Brazil's Amaz ...
are now separated in ''
Dendroplex
''Dendroplex'' is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily ( Dendrocolaptinae). It was long merged into ''Xiphorhynchus
''Xiphorhynchus'' is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). Species
It contains the follo ...
''.
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Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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