Xiphorhynchus
Xiphorhynchus is a genus of birds in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae) that are found in Middle and South America.
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Xiphorhynchus is a genus of birds in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae) that are found in Middle and South America.
==Taxonomy== The genus Xiphorhynchus was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William Swainson. The name combines the Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos), meaning "sword", and ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos), meaning "snout, bill". Swainson did not specify the type species but this was subsequently designated as the ivory-billed woodcreeper.