Hylexetastes
Hylexetastes is a genus of birds in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Dendrocolaptidae |
| Genus: | Hylexetastes P.L. Sclater, 1889 |
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Bar-bellied woodcreeper (Hylexetastes stresemanni)
- Red-billed woodcreeper (Hylexetastes perrotii)
- Uniform woodcreeper (Hylexetastes uniformis) – split from H. perrotii
- Brigida's woodcreeper (Hylexetastes brigidai) – described in 1995
However, a phylogenetic study found support for at least five evolutionary species in Hylexetastes: the four species above and H. undulatus (currently included in the Bar-bellied woodpecker).[2]
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- Azuaje‐Rodríguez, Roxiris A.; Weckstein, Jason D.; Dispoto, Janice H.; Patel, Swati; Cacioppo, Joseph A.; Bates, John M.; Silva, Sofia Marques; Aleixo, Alexandre (2020). "Molecular systematics of the Amazonian endemic genus Hylexetastes (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae): taxonomic and conservation implications". Ibis. 162 (1): 119–136. doi:10.1111/ibi.12693. ISSN 1474-919X.
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