''Dendroplex'' is a
genus 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). It was long merged into ''
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 ...
'', but its distinctness was recently validated.
[Aleixo, A. 2002. ''Molecular systematics and the role of the "várzea"-"terra-firme" ecotone in the diversification of Xiphorhynchus Woodcreepers (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae).'' Auk 119: 621-640.]
It contains the following species:
References
Bird genera
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