Cantorchilus
Genus of birds
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Cantorchilus is a genus of birds in the wren family Troglodytidae. The genus was introduced in 2006 and contains twelve species.
| Cantorchilus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Riverside wren (Cantorchilus semibadius) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Troglodytidae |
| Genus: | Cantorchilus Mann, Barker, Graves, Dingess-Mann & Slater 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Thryothorus longirostris[1] Vieillot, 1819 | |
| Species | |
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see text | |
Taxonomy
The genus Cantorchilus was introduced in 2006 by Nigel Mann and coworkers with the type species as Thryothorus longirostris Vieillot, 1819, the long-billed wren.[2][3] The genus name combines the Latin cantus meaning "song" with the Ancient Greek ορχιλος/orkhilos meaning "wren".[4]
Species
The genus contain 12 species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Cantorchilus modestus | Cabanis's wren |  |
_La_Selva,_Costa_Rica_(cropped).jpg) | Cantorchilus zeledoni | Canebrake wren |  |
_(4504901657).jpg) | Cantorchilus elutus | Isthmian wren |  |
.jpg) | Cantorchilus leucotis | Buff-breasted wren | northern half of South America |
 | Cantorchilus superciliaris | Superciliated wren | western Ecuador, northwestern Peru |
.jpg) | Cantorchilus guarayanus | Fawn-breasted wren | northern Bolivia, southwestern Brazil |
.jpg) | Cantorchilus longirostris | Long-billed wren | Caatinga, Atlantic Forest |
 | Cantorchilus griseus | Grey wren | western Amazonia |
| | Cantorchilus semibadius | Riverside wren |  |
.jpg) | Cantorchilus nigricapillus | Bay wren |  |
 | Cantorchilus thoracicus | Stripe-breasted wren |  |
| - | Cantorchilus leucopogon | Stripe-throated wren |  |
