Campylorhynchus

Campylorhynchus
Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Campylorhynchus
Spix, 1824
Type species
Opetiorhynchus turdinus
zu Wied-Neuwied, 1821

Campylorhynchus is a genus of wrens, which has at least 15 described species. At 17–22 cm (6.8-8.7 in) long, these are the largest-bodied of wrens, including the largest species, the giant wren. Member species are found in South and Central America and in some cases, as far north as the southwestern United States.

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