''Cichlocolaptes'' is a

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birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. They are found in Brazil.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Cichlocolaptes'' was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist

Ludwig Reichenbach Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (8 January 1793 – 17 March 1879) was a German botanist and ornithologist. It was he who first requested Leopold Blaschka to make a set of glass marine invertebrate models for scientific education and museu ...

. The name combines the

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''kikhlē'' meaning "thrush" with ''kolaptēs'' meaning "chiseller". The

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was designated by

George Robert Gray George Robert Gray FRS (8 July 1808 – 6 May 1872) was an English zoologist and author, and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum, now the Natural History Museum, in London for forty-one years. He was the younger brother o ...

in 1855 as ''Anabates ferruginolentus'' Wied. This taxon is a

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of ''Anabates leucophrus'' (

pale-browed treehunter The pale-browed treehunter (''Cichlocolaptes leucophrus'') is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy and systematics The pale-browed treehunter's taxonomy is unsett ...

) described by William Jardine &

Prideaux John Selby Prideaux John Selby FRSE FLS (23 July 1788 – 27 March 1867) was an English ornithologist, botanist and natural history artist. Life Selby was born in Bondgate Street in Alnwick in Northumberland, the eldest son of George Selby of Beal a ...

in 1830.

Species

The genus contains two species: *

Pale-browed treehunter The pale-browed treehunter (''Cichlocolaptes leucophrus'') is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy and systematics The pale-browed treehunter's taxonomy is unsett ...

(''Cichlocolaptes leucophrus'') *

Cryptic treehunter The cryptic treehunter (''Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti'') is or was a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. Its status, and even its existence as a species, are disputed. It is or was endemic to Brazi ...

(''Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti'')

References

Bird genera Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Furnariidae-stub