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Genus of birds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cinnycerthia is a genus of bird in the wren family, Troglodytidae. It contains four species which inhabit the undergrowth of montane forests in the Andes.[2] None of them are considered to be threatened with extinction and they are classified as species of Least Concern by BirdLife International.[3] They are 14–16.5 cm long and have a fairly short bill and fairly plain reddish-brown plumage with dark bars on the wings and tail.[2] The name of the genus is a combination of Cinnyris, a genus of sunbirds, and Certhia, a genus of treecreepers.[4]
Cinnycerthia | |
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Sepia-brown wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Troglodytidae |
Genus: | Cinnycerthia Lesson, 1844 |
Type species | |
Cinnycerthia cinnamomea[1] Lesson, 1844 |
The genus contains the following species:[5]
The sepia-brown and fulvous wrens were formerly treated as subspecies of the Peruvian wren.[6]
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