Campylorhamphus

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.

Campylorhamphus
Red-billed scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Subfamily: Dendrocolaptinae
Genus: Campylorhamphus
W. Bertoni, 1901
Type species
Campylorhamphus longirostris[1]
Bertoni, 1901
Synonyms

Campyloramphus (lapsus)

The greater scythebill was formerly included in this genus, but it is closer to the scimitar-billed woodcreeper.[2]

Species
ImageScientific nameCommon 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.

References
  1. "Dendrocolaptidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. 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" (PDF). The Auk. 127 (2): 430–439. doi:10.1525/auk.2009.09022. S2CID 85649129. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-18.
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