Xiphorhynchus

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Xiphorhynchus
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Ivory-billed woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus flavigaster)
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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
  • TalapiusRafinesque, 1815
  • PicolaptesRené-Primevère Lesson, 1832
  • DendrornisEyton, 1852
  • ThripobrotusCabanis, 1847
  • Xiphorynchus
  • Xyphorhynchus
  • Ziphorhynchus
  • Ziphorynchus

Xiphorhynchus is a genus of birds in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae) that are found in Middle and South America.

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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]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Xiphorhynchus obsoletus - Striped Woodcreeper.JPG Striped woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus obsoletusBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Xiphorhynchus fuscus 1.jpg Lesser woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscuseastern Brazil.
Xiphorhynchus atlanticus - Atlantic Woodcreeper; Guaramiranga, Ceara, Brazil.jpg Ceara woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus atlanticusnortheastern Brazil.
Xiphorhynchus pardalotus Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper; Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg Chestnut-rumped woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus pardalotusBrazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Xiphorhynchus ocellatus Ocellated Woodcreeper; Atalaia do Norte, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg Ocellated woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus ocellatusSouthern Amazonia.
Xiphorhynchus elegans (cropped).jpg Elegant woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus eleganswestern and southern Amazon in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Xiphorhynchus spixii - Spix's Woocreeper; Parauapebas, Para, Brazil.jpg Spix's woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus spixiieastern Amazon of Brazil.
Xiphorhynchus guttatoides - Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper; Xapuri, Acre, Brazil.jpg Buff-throated woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatustropical South America in the Guiana
Cocoa Woodcreeper - Panama H8O9380 (16548259567).jpg Cocoa woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurranstropical Central and South America in Trinidad, Tobago, northern Colombia and northern Venezuela.
Ivory-Billed Woodcreeper.jpg Ivory-billed woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus flavigasterBelize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Black-striped Woodcreeper.jpg Black-striped woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus lachrymosusColombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius -NW Ecuador-8.jpg Spotted woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygiusBelize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Olive-backed Woodcreeper (15291466318).jpg Olive-backed woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus triangularisBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

The straight-billed woodcreeper and Zimmer's woodcreeper are now separated in Dendroplex .

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References

  1. 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]. doi:10.1080/14786442708674330.
  2. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 411. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 36.
  4. 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.