Cichlocolaptes
Genus of birds
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Cichlocolaptes is a genus of passerine birds in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. They are found in Brazil.
| Cichlocolaptes | |
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| Pale-browed treehunter at São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Cichlocolaptes Reichenbach, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Anabates ferruginolentus = Anabates leucophrus zu Wied, 1831 | |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy
The genus Cichlocolaptes was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek kikhlē meaning "thrush" with kolaptēs meaning "chiseller".[2] The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1855 as Anabates ferruginolentus Wied.[3] This taxon is a junior synonym of Anabates leucophrus (pale-browed treehunter) described by William Jardine & Prideaux John Selby in 1830.[4][5]
Species
The genus contains two species:[5]
- Pale-browed treehunter (Cichlocolaptes leucophrus)
- Cryptic treehunter (Cichlocolaptes mazarbarnetti)
