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Dendrocolaptes

Dendrocolaptes

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A brown bird with a long tail that climbs tree trunks to find insects
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Dendrocolaptes
  • The genus Dendrocolaptes includes several species commonly known as woodcreepers.

Examples

  • Ornithologists have studied the nesting habits of Dendrocolaptes in Amazonian forests.

  • A Dendrocolaptes was spotted scaling the bark of a tree in search of insects.

  • Look at that Dendrocolaptes!

  • I spotted a Dendrocolaptes in the rainforest.

  • A Dendrocolaptes was spotted scaling the bark of a tree in search of insects.

  • Ornithologists have studied the nesting habits of Dendrocolaptes in Amazonian forests.

  • The genus Dendrocolaptes includes several species commonly known as woodcreepers.

Surface Forms

Dendrocolaptes singular
Dendrocolapteses plural

Etymology

Dendrocolaptes comes from Greek parts dendro- 'tree' and -colaptes 'pecker'. So the name means 'tree pecker', a helpful image to remember these Central and South American woodcreeper birds that climb tree trunks to find insects.