Dendrocincla


Dendrocincla is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily Dendrocolaptinae.

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

The genus contains six species:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Dendrocincla tyranninaTyrannine woodcreeperBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Dendrocincla fuliginosaPlain-brown woodcreeperHonduras through South America to northern Argentina, and in Trinidad and Tobago.
Dendrocincla turdinaPlain-winged woodcreepereastern Brazil from Rio Grande do Sul north to Bahia, north-east Argentina and eastern Paraguay.
Dendrocincla anabatinaTawny-winged woodcreeperBelize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Dendrocincla merulaWhite-chinned woodcreeperBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Dendrocincla homochroaRuddy woodcreepersouthern Mexico to northern Colombia and extreme northern Venezuela.

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species as species within the genus Dendrocincla: