Dendrocolaptes is a genus of Neotropical birds in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.
The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Johann Hermann in 1804. The type species was subsequently designated as the Amazonian barred woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes certhia) by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus name comes from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron), meaning "tree", and κολάπτης (koláptēs), meaning "chiseller, pecker".
Species The genus contains the following five species: Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Dendrocolaptes certhia Amazonian barred woodcreeper (Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia, Venezuela, also Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Dendrocolaptes hoffmannsi Hoffmanns's woodcreeper Brazil, south of the Amazon river Dendrocolaptes picumnus Black-banded woodcreeper from Chiapas to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Dendrocolaptes platyrostris Planalto woodcreeper Brazil, Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae Northern barred woodcreeper southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.
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