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Greater Scythebill
Drymotoxeres pucheranii (Lafresnaye, 1849)
Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
Greater Scythebill Drymotoxeres pucheranii is a passerine of the Furnariidae family, found in the Andes from central Colombia to south-eastern Peru. It is the only species in its genus and has no recognised subspecies. This bird is the largest and heaviest scythebill, with a bill that is shorter, sturdier and less strongly curved than that of its relatives. Adults show the same plumage in both sexes, with a whitish eyebrow and a stronger pale stripe on the face, plus rufous-brown to chestnut upperparts and similarly toned underparts.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: c Colombia to se Peru
