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Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus] (= Xiphorhynchus elegans) (Pelzeln, A 1868)
The elegant woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). It was formerly considered a subspecies of Spix's woodcreeper. It is found in the western and southern Amazon in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is tropical humid lowland forests. The subspecies X. e. juruanus is sometimes treated as a separate species, Juruá woodcreeper. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Dendrocolaptidae
Genus:
Xiphorhynchus
Scientific:
Xiphorhynchus elegans
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Dendrocolaptidae
Genus:
Xiphorhynchus
Scientific:
Xiphorhynchus elegans
Original description
Citation:
(Pelzeln, A 1868)
Reference:
Orn. Brasiliens
Abth.1 p.45,63
Protonym:
Dendrornis elegans
Type locality:
Engenho do Gama, Mato Grosso.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/21811#page/73/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
2ADD158227711D2D
Avibase ID:
avibase-2ADD1582
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2ADD1582
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563736
Geographic range:
- Xiphorhynchus elegans elegans: Brazil south of the Amazon River (Rio Madeira eastward to Rio Tapajós and south bank of Rio Teles Pires, southward to southwestern Mato Grosso) and northern Bolivia
- Xiphorhynchus elegans buenavistae: east slope of eastern Andes of Colombia in upper Río Orinoco drainage
- Xiphorhynchus elegans ornatus: tropical southeastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru, and adjacent northwestern Brazil
- Xiphorhynchus elegans insignis: foothills of east-central Peru (south of Río Marañón)
- Xiphorhynchus juruanus: southeastern Peru to northeastern Bolivia and western Brazil (west of Rio Madeira)
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Source: Clements checklist
Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper
French:
Grimpar élégant ou G. des Ihering
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grimpar élégant ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grimpar élégant ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Elegant Woodcreeper ( Xiphorhynchus elegans) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Xiphorhynchus elegans [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Xiphorhynchus elegans [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Xiphorhynchus [spixii, elegans or juruanus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: grimpatroncs elegant
Czech: klouzálek zdobený
Danish: Elegant Trækryber
German: Schmuckbaumsteiger
English: Elegant or Juruá Woodcreeper, Elegant Woodcreeper
English, HBW: Elegant Woodcreeper
English (IOC): Elegant Woodcreeper
English (United States): Elegant Woodcreeper
Spanish: Trepatroncos Elegante
Spanish (Colombia): Trepatroncos Elegante
Spanish (Ecuador): Trepatroncos elegante
Spanish (Spain): Trepatroncos Elegante
Spanish (HBW): Elegant Woodcreeper
Spanish (Peru): Trepador Elegante
Finnish: loistokipuaja
French: Grimpar élégant, Grimpar élégant ou G. des Ihering
Croatian: pjegava puzavica
Italian: Rampicatore elegante
Japanese (romaji): kuroboshionikibashiri
Japanese: クロボシオニキバシリ
Scientific: Dendrornis elegans, Xiphorhynchus [elegans or juruanus], Xiphorhynchus elegans, Xiphorhynchus elegans elegans
Lithuanian: Puikusis kalavijasnapis kopikas
Dutch: Druppelmuisspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Selvastreløpar
Norwegian: Selvastreløper
Polish: mieczonos nadobny
Portuguese: arapaçu-elegante
Portuguese (Brazil): arapacu-elegante, Arapaçu-elegante
Portuguese (Portugal): Arapaçu-elegante, trepa-troncos-elegante
Russian: Красивый древолаз, Красивый мечеклювый древолаз
Slovak: klzáčik pôvabný
Serbian: Gizdava puzavica
Swedish: elegant trädklättrare
Turkish: Zarif tırmaşık
Ukrainian: Кокоа західний
Chinese: 华丽䴕雀, 华丽鴷雀
Chinese (Traditional): 優雅爬木雀
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