• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Difference between revisions of "Zimmer's Woodcreeper" - BirdForum Opus

m
(taxonomy)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Incomplete}}
 
{{Incomplete}}
;[[:Category:Xiphorhynchus|Xiphorhynchus]] necopinus
+
;[[:Category:Xiphorhynchus|Xiphorhynchus]] kienerii
 +
''Xiphorhynchus necopinus''
 +
==Identification==
  
==Identification==
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Brazil]], [[Peru]] and [[Colombia]].
+
[[Brazil]], [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Colombia]].
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 +
This is a monotypic species. <br />
 +
The specific name was ''necopinus'' was in use for this species for a long period, until it was shown that the species had first been described under the name ''kienerii''. <br />
 
Some authorities now place this species in the Genus [[:Category:Dendroplex|Dendroplex]].
 
Some authorities now place this species in the Genus [[:Category:Dendroplex|Dendroplex]].
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Line 12: Line 15:
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 +
 +
==References==
 +
# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
 +
#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop17.html SACC proposal] to change the scientific name of this species to ''Xiphorhynchus kienerii''.
 +
#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop316.html SACC proposal] to transfer this species to genus ''Dendroplex''.
 +
# Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
 +
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Xiphorhynchus+necopinus}}
+
{{GSearch|Zimmer+Woodcreeper}} <!--- Comment: as both parts of the scientific name has changed, I feel it is better to go with the common name, which has been unchanged for a long time --->
  
  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Xiphorhynchus]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Xiphorhynchus]]

Revision as of 02:29, 18 September 2009


Stub.png This article is incomplete.
This article is missing one or more sections. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it.
Stub.png


Xiphorhynchus kienerii

Xiphorhynchus necopinus

Identification

Distribution

Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
The specific name was necopinus was in use for this species for a long period, until it was shown that the species had first been described under the name kienerii.
Some authorities now place this species in the Genus Dendroplex.

Habitat

Várzea, forests flooded freshwater, either permanently or seasonally, which occur along the lower reaches of rivers and around freshwater lakes.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
  2. SACC proposal to change the scientific name of this species to Xiphorhynchus kienerii.
  3. SACC proposal to transfer this species to genus Dendroplex.
  4. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156

Recommended Citation

External Links

Back
Top