''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
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