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
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

References

  1. 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.
  2. http://ibc.lynxeds.com/node/214733
  3. http://ibc.lynxeds.com/node/214733
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