Campylorhamphus
Genus of birds
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendrocolaptinae |
| Genus: | Campylorhamphus Bertoni, AW, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Campylorhamphus longirostris[1] Bertoni, 1901 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Campyloramphus (lapsus) | |
The greater scythebill was formerly included in this genus, but it is closer to the scimitar-billed woodcreeper.[2]
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Campylorhamphus trochilirostris | Red-billed scythebill | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. |
.jpg) | Campylorhamphus pusillus | Brown-billed scythebill | Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. |
.jpg) | Campylorhamphus falcularius | Black-billed scythebill | eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far northeastern Argentina. |
 | Campylorhamphus procurvoides | Curve-billed scythebill | Amazonia. |
.jpg) | Campylorhamphus probatus | Tapajos scythebill | Amazonia. |
 | Campylorhamphus multostriatus | Xingu scythebill | Amazonia. |
