Limnoctites

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Limnoctites
Limnoctites rectrirostris DCS.JPG
Straight-billed reedhaunter, Limnoctites rectirostris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Limnoctites
Hellmayr, 1925
Type species
Limnornis rectirostris [1]
Gould, 1839
Species

Limnoctites rectirostris
Limnoctites sulphuriferus

Limnoctites is the genus of reedhaunters, birds in the family Furnariidae. It contains the following species:

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References

  1. "Funariidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.