| Dendrocolaptes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Planalto woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes platyrostris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendrocolaptinae |
| Genus: | Dendrocolaptes Hermann, 1804 |
| Type species | |
| Gracula cayennensis[1] Gmelin, 1788 | |
Dendrocolaptes is a genus of Neotropical birds in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.
The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Johann Hermann in 1804.[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the Amazonian barred woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes certhia) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840.[3][4] The name of the genus is from the Ancient Greek dendrokolaptēs meaning "woodpecker".[5]
Species
The genus contains the following five species:[6]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dendrocolaptes certhia | Amazonian barred woodcreeper | (Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia,Venezuela, also Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. |
 | Dendrocolaptes hoffmannsi | Hoffmanns's woodcreeper | Brazil |
 | Dendrocolaptes picumnus | Black-banded woodcreeper | from Chiapas to Paraguay and northern Argentina. |
_(cropped).jpg.webp) | Dendrocolaptes platyrostris | Planalto woodcreeper | Brazil, Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. |
.jpg.webp) | Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae | Northern barred woodcreeper | southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. |
References
- ↑ "Dendrocolaptidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ 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. Vol. 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.
External links
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Data related to Dendrocolaptes at Wikispecies
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