Sword-billed woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus
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Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Tyranni
Infraorder:	Tyrannides
Superfamily:	Furnarioidea
Family:	Furnariidae
Subfamily:	Dendrocolaptinae
Genus:	Xiphorhynchus Swainson, 1827
Species
Many, see text.

Xiphorhynchus is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). Its monophyly requires confirmation.

It contains the following species:

• Lesser Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus fuscus - formerly in Lepidocolaptes
• Elegant Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus elegans
• Spix's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus spixii
  • Juruá Woodcreeper or Ihering's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus (elegans) juruanus
• Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus pardalotus
• Tschudi's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus chunchotambo
• Ocellated Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus ocellatus
• Spotted Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
• Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus triangularis
• Striped Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus obsoletus
• Ivory-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
• Black-striped Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
• Lafesnaye's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus guttatoides
  • Dusky-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus (guttatoides) eytoni
• Cocoa Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus susurrans
  • Lawrence's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus (susurrans) nanus
• Buff-throated Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus guttatus

The Straight-billed Woodcreeper and Zimmer's Woodcreeper are now separated in Dendroplex.

This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera.