Campylorhamphus
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.
Campylorhamphus | |
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Red-billed scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Subfamily: | Dendrocolaptinae |
Genus: | Campylorhamphus W. Bertoni, 1901 |
Synonyms | |
Campyloramphus (lapsus) |
The greater scythebill was formerly included in this genus, but it is closer to the scimitar-billed woodcreeper.[1]
Species
- Red-billed scythebill, Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
- Brown-billed scythebill, Campylorhamphus pusillus
- Black-billed scythebill, Campylorhamphus falcularius
- Curve-billed scythebill, Campylorhamphus procurvoides
References
- 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-18.
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