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;[[: Category:Xiphorhynchus|Xiphorhynchus]] fuscus | ;[[: Category:Xiphorhynchus|Xiphorhynchus]] fuscus | ||
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| + | '''Alternative name: Southern Lesser Woodcreeper''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[Ceara Woodcreeper]] has been split from Lesser Woodcreeper | [[Ceara Woodcreeper]] has been split from Lesser Woodcreeper | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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| − | *''X. f. pintoi'' | + | *''X. f. pintoi'': Arid north-eastern Brazil in western Bahia |
| − | :Arid north-eastern Brazil in western Bahia | + | *''X. f. tenuirostris'': Coastal eastern Brazil (central Bahia to Espírito Santo north of Rio Doce) |
| − | *''X. f. tenuirostris'': | + | *''X. f. fuscus'': South Eastern Brazil (south Goiás) to south-eastern [[Paraguay]] and north-eastern [[Argentina]] |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
They are mainly to be found in lowland rainforests and humid montane forests, but they can also be seen in a variety of woodland types. | They are mainly to be found in lowland rainforests and humid montane forests, but they can also be seen in a variety of woodland types. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:33, 3 October 2023
- Xiphorhynchus fuscus
Alternative name: Southern Lesser Woodcreeper
Identification
15–18·5 cm (6-7¼ in)
- Long, thin bi-coloured bill
- Steep forehead
- Streaked back
- Streaked undertail coverts
Distribution
South America: found in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina.
Taxonomy
This species has in the past been placed in genus Lepidocolaptes.
Ceara Woodcreeper has been split from Lesser Woodcreeper
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies 1:
- X. f. pintoi: Arid north-eastern Brazil in western Bahia
- X. f. tenuirostris: Coastal eastern Brazil (central Bahia to Espírito Santo north of Rio Doce)
- X. f. fuscus: South Eastern Brazil (south Goiás) to south-eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina
Habitat
They are mainly to be found in lowland rainforests and humid montane forests, but they can also be seen in a variety of woodland types.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of arthropods, particularly beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lesser Woodcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesser_Woodcreeper
