Greater scythebill

The greater scythebill (Drymotoxeres pucheranii) is a species of suboscine passerine bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. This species is found at very low densities in highland rainforests and cloud forests in the Tropical Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has traditionally been included in the genus Campylorhamphus together with the other scythebills, but the discovery of its closer affinities with the scimitar-billed woodcreeper resulted in the description of the new genus Drymotoxeres for the greater scythebill.[2]

Greater scythebill
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Subfamily: Dendrocolaptinae
Genus: Drymotoxeres
Claramunt, Derryberry, Chesser, RT, Aleixo & Brumfield, 2010
Species:
D. pucheranii
Binomial name
Drymotoxeres pucheranii
(Des Murs, 1849)
Synonyms

Campylorhamphus pucherani

The greater scythebill is genetically most closely related to the scimitar-billed woodcreeper (Drymornis bridgesii).[3] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[4]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Drymotoxeres pucheranii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22703177A110910175. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22703177A110910175.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Claramunt, S.; Derryberry, E.P.; Chesser, R.T.; Aleixo, A.; Brumfield, R.T. (2010). "Polyphyly of Campylorhamphus, and description of a new genus for C. pucherani (Dendrocolaptinae)". The Auk. 127 (2): 430–439. doi:10.1525/auk.2009.09022.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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