Dendrocolaptes (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Dendrocolaptidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The most distinctive species within the family Dendrocolaptidae is found in the genus Dendrocolaptes, consisting of just a few large treecreepers.
- Some birds within this family have convergently evolved flat, stiff tails much like those of the genus Dendrocolaptes, but with feather shafts that are different.
- Furnariid wrens are not as strong-footed as birds belonging to the genus Dendrocolaptes and have black marks around their eyes.
- Birds of the genus Dendrocolaptes, specifically the Sickle-billed Tree creeper and the Planalto woodcreeper, are unique among their close relatives.
- Some wood-creeper members in the genus Dendrocolaptes possess grey and rufous color variations.