''Campylorhamphus'' is a bird genus in the woodcreeper

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

( Dendrocolaptinae). They are found in wooded habitats in South America and southern Central America, and all have very long, somewhat scythe-shaped bills. The

greater scythebill The greater scythebill (''Drymotoxeres pucheranii'') is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. This species is found at very low densities in highland rainforests and cloud forests in the Tropical Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and ...

was formerly included in this genus, but it is closer to the

scimitar-billed woodcreeper The scimitar-billed woodcreeper (''Drymornis bridgesii'') is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is in the monotypic genus ''Drymornis''. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, where its natural hab ...

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* * Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Arnoldo de Winkelried Bertoni {{Furnariidae-stub