Campylorhamphus

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Campylorhamphus
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris -NW Ecuador-8.jpg
Red-billed scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Subfamily: Dendrocolaptinae
Genus: Campylorhamphus
Bertoni, AW, 1901
Type species
Campylorhamphus longirostris [1]
Bertoni, 1901
Synonyms

Campyloramphus( lapsus )

Campylorhamphus is a bird genus in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). They are found in wooded habitats in South America and southern Central America, and all have very long, somewhat scythe-shaped bills.

Contents

The greater scythebill was formerly included in this genus, but it is closer to the scimitar-billed woodcreeper. [2]

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris major - Red-billed Scythebill; Araripe, Ceara, Brazil.jpg Campylorhamphus trochilirostris Red-billed scythebill Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Campylorhamphus pusillus - Brown-billed Scythebill 1 (cropped).jpg Campylorhamphus pusillus Brown-billed scythebill Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
ARAPACU-DE-BICO-TORTO (Campylorhamphus falcularius).jpg Campylorhamphus falcularius Black-billed scythebill eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far northeastern Argentina.
Campylorhamphus procurvoides - Curve-billed Scythebill; Botanic Garden Tower, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg Campylorhamphus procurvoides Curve-billed scythebill Amazonia.
Campylorhamphus probatus Tapajos scythebill Amazonia.
Campylorhamphus multostriatus Xingu scythebill Amazonia.

References

  1. "Dendrocolaptidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. S. Claramunt; E. P. Derryberry; R. T. Chesser; A. Aleixo; R. T. Brumfield (2010). "Polyphyly of Campylorhamphus with the description of a new genus for C. pucherani" (PDF). The Auk . 127 (2): 430–439. doi:10.1525/auk.2009.09022. S2CID   85649129. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-18.