Hylexetastes is a genus of birds in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
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| western Amazon in northern Bolivia, far western Brazil, eastern Peru, southeastern Colombia, and, as recently confirmed, eastern Ecuador. |
| Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
| south-central Amazon of Bolivia and Brazil. |
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However, a phylogenetic study found support for at least five evolutionary species in Hylexetastes: the four species above and H. undulatus (currently included in the Bar-bellied woodpecker).