Campylorhynchus
Genus of birds
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The genus Campylorhynchus was introduced in 1824 by the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix. He listed two species in his new genus but did not specify the type. The type was subsequently designated in 1840 by the English zoologist George Gray as Opetiorhynchos turdinus Wied-Neuwied, M, the thrush-like wren. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek καμπυλος/kampulos meaning "curved" or "bent" with ῥυγχος/rhunkhos meaning "bill". The genus now contains 15 species.
A 2007 genetic study established the following relationships between species, including some selected subspecies:
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