Xiphorhynchus is a genus of birds in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae) that are found in Middle and South America.
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| Ivory-billed woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus flavigaster) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendrocolaptinae |
| Genus: | Xiphorhynchus Swainson, 1827 |
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| Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Swainson, 1827
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Taxonomy
editThe 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]
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Striped woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus obsoletus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
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Lesser woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus fuscus | eastern Brazil. |
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Ceara woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus atlanticus | northeastern Brazil. |
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Chestnut-rumped woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus pardalotus | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
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Ocellated woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus ocellatus | Southern Amazonia. |
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Elegant woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus elegans | western and southern Amazon in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. |
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Spix's woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus spixii | eastern Amazon of Brazil. |
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Buff-throated woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus guttatus | tropical South America in the Guiana |
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Cocoa woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus susurrans | tropical Central and South America in Trinidad, Tobago, northern Colombia and northern Venezuela. |
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Ivory-billed woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus flavigaster | Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. |
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Black-striped woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus | Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. |
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Spotted woodcreeper | Xiphorhynchus erythropygius | Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. |
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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Data related to Xiphorhynchus at Wikispecies
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