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[[Image:Spotted Woodcreeper RN Costa Rica.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''punctigula''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br>Rancho Naturalista, Tayutic, Cartago Province, [[Costa Rica]], February 2014]] | [[Image:Spotted Woodcreeper RN Costa Rica.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''punctigula''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br>Rancho Naturalista, Tayutic, Cartago Province, [[Costa Rica]], February 2014]] | ||
;[[:Category:Xiphorhynchus|Xiphorhynchus]] erythropygius | ;[[:Category:Xiphorhynchus|Xiphorhynchus]] erythropygius | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 19–24 cm (7½-9½ in) | ||
| + | *Long, slightly decurved bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br /> |
| + | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''South America''': [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *X. e. erythropygius'': | ||
| + | :Highlands of southern [[Mexico]] (San Luis Potosí to Oaxaca and Guerrero) | ||
| + | *X. e. parvus'': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of southern Mexico (se Oaxaca, Chiapas) to north-central [[Nicaragua]] | ||
| + | *X. e. punctigula'': | ||
| + | :*Tropical south-eastern Nicaragua to central [[Panama]] (Veraguas) | ||
| + | *X. e. insolitus'': | ||
| + | :*Central and eastern [[Panama]] to north-western [[Colombia]] (Atrato and Truando rivers) | ||
| + | *X. e. aequatorialis'': | ||
| + | :*Tropical Pacific slope of western [[Colombia]] to south-western [[Ecuador]] | ||
| + | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Lowland and montane humid forests, mostly evergreen. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Little known, but thought to consist of arthropods and invertebrates. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Xiphorhynchus+erythropygius}} | {{GSearch|Xiphorhynchus+erythropygius}} | ||
Latest revision as of 01:22, 11 January 2018
Subspecies punctigula
Photo by Stanley Jones
Rancho Naturalista, Tayutic, Cartago Province, Costa Rica, February 2014
Photo by Stanley Jones
Rancho Naturalista, Tayutic, Cartago Province, Costa Rica, February 2014
- Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Identification
19–24 cm (7½-9½ in)
- Long, slightly decurved bill
Distribution
Central and South America:
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Ecuador,
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- X. e. erythropygius:
- Highlands of southern Mexico (San Luis Potosí to Oaxaca and Guerrero)
- X. e. parvus:
- Highlands of southern Mexico (se Oaxaca, Chiapas) to north-central Nicaragua
- X. e. punctigula:
- Tropical south-eastern Nicaragua to central Panama (Veraguas)
- X. e. insolitus:
- X. e. aequatorialis:
Habitat
Lowland and montane humid forests, mostly evergreen.
Behaviour
Diet
Little known, but thought to consist of arthropods and invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spotted Woodcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spotted_Woodcreeper
