Dendrocolaptes
Dendrocolaptes is a genus of Neotropical birds in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.
| Dendrocolaptes | |
|---|---|
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| Planalto woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes platyrostris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Dendrocolaptes Hermann, 1804 |
The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Johann Hermann in 1804.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the Amazonian barred woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes certhia) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840.[2][3] The name of the genus is from the Ancient Greek dendrokolaptēs meaning "woodpecker".[4]
The genus contains the following five species:[5]
- Amazonian barred woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes certhia)
- Hoffmanns's woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes hoffmannsi)
- Black-banded woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus)
- Planalto woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes platyrostris)
- Northern barred woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae)
References
- Hermann, Johann (1804). Observationes zoologicae quibus novae complures, aliaeque animalium species describuntur et illustrantur (in Latin). Argentorati: Amandum Koenig. p. 135.
- Gray, George Robert (1840). A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus. London: R. and J.E. Taylor. p. 18.
- Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 31.
- Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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