Xiphorhynchus

Xiphorhynchus
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Subfamily: Dendrocolaptinae
Tribe: Dendrocolaptini
Genus: Xiphorhynchus
Swainson, 1827
Species

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Xiphorhynchus is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). Its monophyly requires confirmation. It contains the following species:

The straight-billed woodcreeper and Zimmer's woodcreeper are now separated in Dendroplex.


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