Alternative names: Sharp-billed Xenops
- Heliobletus contaminatus
Identification
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
- Broad light golden supercilium
- Dark brown postocular band
Distribution
South America: found in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspeies[1]:
- H. c. contaminatus:
- South-eastern Brazil (Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro); intergrades with camargoi in eastern São Paulo
- H. c. camargoi:
Habitat
Evergreen forests, both lowland and montane, from sea level to 1830 m.
Behaviour
Diet
The forage both singly and in pairs, very often in mixed species flocks. Their main diet consists of arthropods, which are to be found from the mid-storey to the canopy.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sharp-billed Treehunter. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sharp-billed_Treehunter