Greater Scythebill
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The Greater Scythebill (Drymotoxeres pucherani) is a species of bird
in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. This species is found at very low densities in highland forest in the Andes
, ranging from Colombia
to Peru
. It has traditionally been included in Campylorhamphus
together with the other scythebills, but it is closer to the Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper
, leading to its move to the monotypic
Drymotoxeres.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. This species is found at very low densities in highland forest in the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
, ranging from Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
to Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It has traditionally been included in Campylorhamphus
Campylorhamphus
Campylorhamphus, the scythebills, are a bird genus in the woodcreeper subfamily . They are found in wooded habitats in South America and southern Central America, and all have very long, somewhat scythe-shaped bills....
together with the other scythebills, but it is closer to the Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper
The Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is in the monotypic genus Drymornis.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
, leading to its move to the monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
Drymotoxeres.