Dendroplex
| Dendroplex | |
|---|---|
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| Straight-billed woodcreeper(Dendroplex picus) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendrocolaptinae |
| Genus: | Dendroplex Swainson,1827 |
| Type species | |
| Oriolus picus Gmelin, JF,1788
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| Species | |
Dendroplexis agenusof birds in the woodcreepersubfamilyDendrocolaptinae.It was long merged intoXiphorhynchus,but its distinctness has now been established.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genusDendroplexwas introduced in 1827 by the English naturalistWilliam John Swainson.[2]The genus name combines theAncient Greekdendronmeaning "tree" withplēssōmeaning "to strike".[3]Swainson did not specify atype speciesbut this was fixed in 2007 as thestraight-billed woodcreeperwhich had first been described in 1788 byJohann Friedrich Gmelinwith the binomial nameOriolus picus.[4][5]
The genus contains two species:[6]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Dendroplex picus | Straight-billed woodcreeper | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. |
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Dendroplex kienerii | Zimmer's woodcreeper | Amazon river and tributaries |
References
[edit]- ^Aleixo, Alexandre (2002)."Molecular systematics and the role of the" Várzea "–" Terra-Firme "ecotone in the diversification ofXiphorhynchuswoodcreepers (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae) ".The Auk.119(3): 621–640.doi:10.1093/auk/119.3.621.
- ^Swainson, William John(1827)."On several groups and forms in ornithology, not hitherto defined".Zoological Journal.3:158–175, 343–363 [354].
- ^Jobling, James A. (2010).The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names.London: Christopher Helm. p. 133.ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^Aleixo, A.; Gregory, S.M.S.; Penhallurick, J. (2007)."Fixation of the type species and revalidation of the genusDendroplexSwainson, 1827 (Dendrocolaptidae) ".Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club.127:242–246.
- ^Dickinson, E.C.;Christidis, L.,eds. (2014).The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World.Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 115.ISBN978-0-9568611-2-2.
- ^Gill, Frank;Donsker, David;Rasmussen, Pamela,eds. (January 2023)."Ovenbirds, woodcreepers".IOC World Bird List Version 13.1.International Ornithologists' Union.Retrieved6 March2023.
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