Lepidocolaptes

Lepidocolaptes
Lepidocolaptes affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Dendrocolaptidae
Genus:	Lepidocolaptes L. Reichenbach, 1853
Species
see text

Lepidocolaptes is a genus of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. These are relatively small woodcreepers with fairly long, thin and slightly decurved bills.

Species

The lesser woodcreeper was formerly included in this genus, but is now in Xiphorhynchus.

• Narrow-billed woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes angustirostris)
• White-striped woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes leucogaster)
• Guianan woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes albolineatus)
• Duida woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes duidae)
• Inambari woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae)
• Rondonia woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus)
• Layard's woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes layardi)
• Spot-crowned woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes affinis)
• Montane woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger)
• Streak-headed woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii)
• Scaled woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes squamatus)
  • Wagler's woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes (squamatus) wagleri)
• Scalloped woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes falcinellus)

References

• Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. 2008. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 2008-08-16