| Xiphorhynchus | |
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| Ivory-billed woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus flavigaster) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendrocolaptinae |
| Genus: | Xiphorhynchus Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Swainson, 1827 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Xiphorhynchus is a genus of birds in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae) that are found in Middle and South America.
Taxonomy
The genus Xiphorhynchus was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William John Swainson.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek xiphos meaning "sword" with rhunkhos meaning "bill".[2] Swainson did not specify the type species but this was subsequently designated as the ivory-billed woodcreeper.[3]
The genus contains the following 13 species:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Striped woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus obsoletus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
 | Lesser woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus fuscus | eastern Brazil. |
 | Ceara woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus atlanticus | northeastern Brazil. |
 | Chestnut-rumped woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus pardalotus | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
.jpg.webp) | Ocellated woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus ocellatus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
.jpg.webp) | Elegant woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus elegans | western and southern Amazon in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. |
 | Spix's woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus spixii | eastern Amazon of Brazil. |
 | Buff-throated woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus guttatus | tropical South America in the Guiana |
.jpg.webp) | Cocoa woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus susurrans | tropical Central and South America in Trinidad, Tobago, northern Colombia and northern Venezuela. |
 | Ivory-billed woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus flavigaster | Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. |
 | Black-striped woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus | Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. |
 | Spotted woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus erythropygius | Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. |
.jpg.webp) | Olive-backed woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus triangularis | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
The straight-billed woodcreeper and Zimmer's woodcreeper are now separated in Dendroplex.
References
- ↑ Swainson, William John (1827). "A synopsis of the birds discovered in Mexico by W. Bullock, F.L.S. and Mr. William Bullock jun". Philosophical Magazine. New Series. 1: 364–369, 433–442 [440].
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 411. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 36.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
External links
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