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Amazonian Plain Xenops
Xenops genibarbis Illiger, 1811
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.
Amazonian Xenops; Francisco de Orellana, Ecuador
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Amazonian plain xenops (Xenops genibarbis) is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Wikipedia contributors, Amazonian plain xenops; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:50:44.300260+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Xenops genibarbis Illiger, 1811
- Name authority
- Illiger, 1811
- Common name
- Amazonian Plain Xenops
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Genus
- Xenops
- 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
- genusXenops Illiger, 1811
- speciesXenops genibarbis Illiger, 1811
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Xenops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Slender-billed XenopsXenops tenuirostris Pelzeln, 1859 | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Atlantic Plain XenopsXenops minutus (Sparrman, 1788) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Illiger, & Johann Karl Wilhelm. (1811). II. Aves (Vögel). Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium Additis Terminis Zoographicis Utriusque Classis, Eorumque Versione Germanica. 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.
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:DDD2Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.