Scimitar-billed woodcreeper
The scimitar-billed woodcreeper (Drymornis bridgesii) is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.[1] It is the only species placed in the genus Drymornis.[2] It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay,[1] where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[1]
| Scimitar-billed woodcreeper | |
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| At Santa Fe Province, Argentina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendrocolaptinae |
| Genus: | Drymornis Eyton, 1852 |
| Species: | D. bridgesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Drymornis bridgesii (Eyton, 1849) | |
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The scimitar-billed woodcreeper is genetically most closely related to the greater scythebill (Drymotoxeres pucheranii).[3] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[4]
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Drymornis bridgesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22703046A110879129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22703046A110879129.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "ITIS Report: Drymornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- Harvey, M.G.; et al. (2020). "The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot". Science. 370 (6522): 1343–1348. doi:10.1126/science.aaz6970. A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's website here.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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