Xenops

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From xen(o)- + Ancient Greek ὄψῐς (ópsis, “face”), in reference to their short, upturned bills.

Proper noun

Xenops m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Furnariidae. The xenops and ovenbirds.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN