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Black-banded Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes picumnus M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1820
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The black-banded woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus) is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found discontinuously from Chiapas, Mexico, to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-banded woodcreeper; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:59:59.781191+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendrocolaptes picumnus M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1820
- Name authority
- M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1820
- Common name
- Black-banded Woodcreeper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Genus
- Dendrocolaptes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFurnariidae
- genusDendrocolaptes Hermann, 1804
- speciesDendrocolaptes picumnus M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1820
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrocolaptes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostris Spix, 1824 | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hoffmanns's WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes hoffmannsi Hellmayr, 1909 | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Barred WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes sanctithomae (Lafresnaye, 1852) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lichtenstein, & Martin Hinrich Carl. (1820). Die Gattung Dendrocolaptes. Abhandlungen Der Physikalischen Klasse Der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften, 1820-1821. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6CJBG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.