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Plain Xenops

Xenops genibarbis

Classification

Class
Aves

The Amazonian plain xenops (Xenops genibarbis) is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Taxonomy and systematics The Amazonian plain xenops was formally described in 1811 by the German zoologist Johann Illiger based on a specimen collected near Cametá in northeastern Brazil.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 1,858Peru · 1,346