Includes Rondonia Woodcreeper and Layard's Woodcreeper
- Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus
Identification
17–19 cm.
- Slim down-curved bill
- Rather uniform upperside
- Strongly streaked underside
Variation
Subspecies layardi frequently shows a white supercilium.
Distribution
Southern Amazonia, in Brazil and northern Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Lineated Woodcreeper initially was split into four species. Later two of these (Rondonia Woodcreeper and Layard's Woodcreeper) were lumped together into the present species.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- L. f. fuscicapillus
- L. f. layardi
- Eastern Amazonian Brazil, east of the Tapajós River
Habitat
Amazonian forest below 800 m asl. Prefers mature forest or older second growth but also sometimes found in forest edge. Prefers using the canopy for foraging.
Behaviour
Readily joins mixed species flocks and searches for invertebrates.
Vocalisation
Song described as a slowing, descending series of clear whistles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal to lump the two former species included here
- del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2021). Dusky-capped Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ducwoo1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky-capped Woodcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky-capped_Woodcreeper
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
