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 | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Subfamily: | Dendrocolaptinae |
Genus: | Campylorhamphus Bertoni, AW, 1901 |
Type species | |
Campylorhamphus longirostris[1] Bertoni, 1901
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Synonyms | |
Campyloramphus (lapsus) |
The greater scythebill was formerly included in this genus, but it is closer to the scimitar-billed woodcreeper.[2]
Species
editImage | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Campylorhamphus trochilirostris | Red-billed scythebill | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. | |
Campylorhamphus pusillus | Brown-billed scythebill | Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. | |
Campylorhamphus falcularius | Black-billed scythebill | eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far northeastern Argentina. | |
Campylorhamphus procurvoides | Curve-billed scythebill | Amazonia. | |
Campylorhamphus probatus | Tapajos scythebill | Amazonia. | |
Campylorhamphus multostriatus | Xingu scythebill | Amazonia. |
References
edit- ^ "Dendrocolaptidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Media related to Campylorhamphus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Campylorhamphus at Wikispecies