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Revision as of 14:38, 14 February 2018
- Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Inlcudes: Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper; Dusky-billed Woodcreeper
Identification
22·5–29·5 cm (8¾-11½ in)
- Rufous upperparts
- Olive brown underparts, wings and tail
- Streaked buff head, neck, mantle and chest
Bill
- Long, slightly decurved, and hooked
- Dark grey upper mandible
- Pale greyish-horn lower mandible
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Guianas Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 8 subspecies[1]:
- X. g. polystictus:
- X. g. connectens:
- North-western Amazonian Brazil north of the Amazon (Manaus to Amapá)
- X. g. guttatus:
- Coastal eastern Brazil (Paraíba to Espírito Santo)
- Coastal eastern Brazil (Paraíba to Espírito Santo)
Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper group
- X. g. guttatoides:
- Tropical western Amazonian basin
- X. g. dorbignyanus:
Dusky-billed Woodcreeper group
- X. g. eytoni:
- South Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon (Rio Madeira to Maranhão)
- X. g. vicinalis:
- Brazil south of the Amazon (Rio Madeira to Rio Tapajós)
- X. g. gracilirostris:
- North-eastern Brazil (Serra do Baturité, Ceará)
Some authorities split the Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatoides and/or Dusky-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus eytoni from this species.
Habitat
Humid forest and woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of arthropods with small invertebrates added at times. Items taken may include ants, insects and spiders.
Breeding
They build a bark-lined nest in a tree hole or hollow stump. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs.
Vocalisation
Call: - a loud chev-re chev-re.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-throated Woodcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-throated_Woodcreeper