''Dendrocincla'' is a genus of

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

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).

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

The genus contains six species:

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus ''Dendrocincla'': *

Sangihe whistler The Sangihe whistler or Sangihe shrikethrush (''Coracornis sanghirensis'') is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to Sangihe Island in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It ...

(as ''Dendrocincla macrorhyncha'')

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* * Bird genera Taxa named by George Robert Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Furnariidae-stub