Campylorhamphus Explained

Campylorhamphus is a bird genus in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). They are found in wooded habitats in South America and southern Central America, and all have very long, somewhat scythe-shaped bills.

The greater scythebill was formerly included in this genus, but it is closer to the scimitar-billed woodcreeper.[1]

Species

Image Scientific name Common NameDistribution
Campylorhamphus trochilirostrisRed-billed scythebillArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
Campylorhamphus pusillusBrown-billed scythebillColombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
Campylorhamphus falculariusBlack-billed scythebilleastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far northeastern Argentina.
Campylorhamphus procurvoidesCurve-billed scythebillAmazonia.
Campylorhamphus probatusTapajos scythebillAmazonia.
Campylorhamphus multostriatusXingu scythebillAmazonia.

Notes and References

  1. S. Claramunt . E. P. Derryberry . R. T. Chesser . A. Aleixo . R. T. Brumfield . 2010 . Polyphyly of Campylorhamphus with the description of a new genus for C. pucherani . . 127 . 2 . 430–439 . 10.1525/auk.2009.09022 . 85649129 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130218090757/http://www.museum.lsu.edu/brumfield/pubs/Drymotoxeres2010.pdf . 2013-02-18 .