Xiphorhynchus is a genus of birds in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae) that are found in Middle and South America.
Xiphorhynchus
Image: Xiphorhynchus obsoletus Striped Woodcreeper
Image: Xiphorhynchus fuscus 1
Image: Xiphorhynchus atlanticus Atlantic Woodcreeper; Guaramiranga, CearĂ¡, Brazil
The woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptinae) comprise a subfamily of suboscine passerine birds endemic to the Neotropics. They have traditionally been considered a distinct family Dendrocolaptidae, but most authorities now place them as a subfamily of the ovenbirds (Furnariidae). They superficially resemble the Old World treecreepers, but they are unrelated and the similarities are due to convergent evolution. The subfamily contains 63 species in 16 genera.
Woodcreeper
The wedge-billed woodcreeper is the smallest species in the subfamily (the xenops are smaller, but their exact taxonomic position has not been resolved).
The scimitar-billed woodcreeper is unusual for the subfamily in living in open woodlands, and in being predominately a ground forager.
Image: Deconychura longicauda Long tailed Woodcreeper