Brown-billed scythebill
species of bird
The brown-billed scythebill (Campylorhamphus pusillus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy and systematics
The brown-billed scythebill has five subspecies:
C. p. borealis Carriker, 1910
C. p. olivaceus Griscom, 1927
C. p. tachirensis Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1956
C. p. guapiensis Romero-Zambrano, 1980
C. p. pusillus (Sclater, PL, 1860)
Subspecies C. p. borealis has sometimes been treated as a separate species. Some authors have suggested that subspecies C. p.
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