xenops

noun /ˈzinɑps/

1. Any of the tropical birds in the genera Xenops, Megaxenops and Microxenops, found in Central and South America.

   PLAIN XENOPS Xenops minutus 12cm Separable from other xenopses by lack of streaking (check this carefully!). Short, level series of 4-5 very high, piercing notes. Understorey of humid forest and woodland. <1,000m, locally higher.

Where it comes from

From translingual Xenops, from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry xenops (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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