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Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper
Dendrexetastes rufigula (Lesson, RP, 1844)
Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper, Dendrexetastes rufigula, is a passerine of Amazonia in South America. It belongs to the ovenbird family and is the only species in its genus. The bird is a large woodcreeper with a heavy build, short wings and a short, stout bill that ends in a slight hook. The sexes look alike. In the nominate form, the upperparts are mostly medium brown, with rufous-chestnut wings, rump and tail, and the throat is bright rusty buff. It was described by Lesson in 1844.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Amazonia
