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| − | Their main diet consists of spiders and centipedes; they also eat some plant material. | + | Their main diet consists of spiders and centipedes; they also eat some plant material. They feed both on trunks and branches of trees and on the ground (especially if the ground is lose). |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:01, 7 January 2020
Photo © by Stanley Jones
El 44 Reserva Natural de Tiempo Libre, Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, Argentina, October 2019
El 44 Reserva Natural de Tiempo Libre, Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, Argentina, October 2019
- Drymornis bridgesii
Identification
29–35 cm (11½-13¾ in)
- White supercilium
- Short tail
Distribution
South America: From southern Bolivia to central Argentina, Uruguay, western Paraguay and southwest Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Farmland, woodland and scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of spiders and centipedes; they also eat some plant material. They feed both on trunks and branches of trees and on the ground (especially if the ground is lose).
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scimitar-billed_Woodcreeper
