Zimmer's woodcreeper (''Dendroplex kienerii'') is a
species of
bird 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). Its
genus, ''
Dendroplex
''Dendroplex'' is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily ( Dendrocolaptinae). It was long merged into ''Xiphorhynchus
''Xiphorhynchus'' is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). Species
It contains the follo ...
'', was recently confirmed to be distinct from ''
Xiphorhynchus
''Xiphorhynchus'' is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). Species
It contains the following 14 species:
The straight-billed woodcreeper and Zimmer's woodcreeper are now separated in ''Dendroplex''.
References
Exte ...
''.
It mainly occurs in
Brazil's
Amazon basin
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as well as in adjacent border areas of northeast
Peru and southeast
Colombia
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.
Its natural
habitat is
Várzea.
References
Zimmer's woodcreeper
Zimmer's woodcreeper (''Dendroplex kienerii'') is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily ( Dendrocolaptinae). Its genus, '' Dendroplex'', was recently confirmed to be distinct from ''Xiphorhynchus''.
It mainly occurs in Brazil's Amaz ...
Birds of the Amazon Basin
Zimmer's woodcreeper
Zimmer's woodcreeper (''Dendroplex kienerii'') is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily ( Dendrocolaptinae). Its genus, '' Dendroplex'', was recently confirmed to be distinct from ''Xiphorhynchus''.
It mainly occurs in Brazil's Amaz ...
Zimmer's woodcreeper
Zimmer's woodcreeper (''Dendroplex kienerii'') is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily ( Dendrocolaptinae). Its genus, '' Dendroplex'', was recently confirmed to be distinct from ''Xiphorhynchus''.
It mainly occurs in Brazil's Amaz ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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