Biology:Dendrocolaptes

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Short description: Genus of birds

Dendrocolaptes
Dendrocolaptes platyrostris.jpg
Planalto woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes platyrostris)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Subfamily: Dendrocolaptinae
Genus: Dendrocolaptes
Hermann, 1804
Type species
Gracula cayennensis[1]
Gmelin, 1788

Dendrocolaptes is a genus of Neotropical birds in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.

The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Johann Hermann in 1804.[2] The type species was subsequently designated as the Amazonian barred woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes certhia) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840.[3][4] The name of the genus is from the Ancient Greek dendrokolaptēs meaning "woodpecker".[5]

Species

The genus contains the following five species:[6]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Dendrocolaptes certhia certhia - Amazonian barred woodcreeper, Pte. Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg Dendrocolaptes certhia Amazonian barred woodcreeper (Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia,Venezuela, also Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Dendrocolaptes hoffmannsi Hoffmann's Woodcreeper; Candeias do Jamari, Rondônia, Brazil.jpg Dendrocolaptes hoffmannsi Hoffmanns's woodcreeper Brazil
Dendrocolaptes picumnus picumnus - Black-banded Woodcreeper; Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.jpg Dendrocolaptes picumnus Black-banded woodcreeper from Chiapas to Paraguay and northern Argentina.
Flickr - Dario Sanches - ARAPAÇU-GRANDE ( Dendrocolaptes platyrostris) (cropped).jpg Dendrocolaptes platyrostris Planalto woodcreeper Brazil, Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina.
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper - Sarapiqui - Costa Rica S4E1244 (26670653646).jpg Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae Northern barred woodcreeper southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.

References

  1. "Dendrocolaptidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=113. 
  2. Hermann, Johann (1804) (in Latin). Observationes zoologicae quibus novae complures, aliaeque animalium species describuntur et illustrantur. Argentorati: Amandum Koenig. p. 135. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13420066. 
  3. Gray, George Robert (1840). A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus. London: R. and J.E. Taylor. p. 18. http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13668938. 
  4. Peters, James Lee, ed (1951). Check-list of Birds of the World. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 31. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14480368. 
  5. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/helmdictionarysc00jobl. 
  6. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/ovenbirds/. Retrieved 22 January 2019. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q903934 entry