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[[Image:Zimmer'sWoodcreeperIMG 5428.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br />Rio Ucayali, Rio Yamallpa, [[Peru]], 10 June 2018]]
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;[[:Category:Xiphorhynchus|Xiphorhynchus]] necopinus
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;[[:Category:Dendroplex|Dendroplex]] kienerii
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''Xiphorhynchus necopinus''<br />
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''Xiphorhynchus kienerii''
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==Identification==
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21–24 cm (8&frac12;-9&frac12; in)
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*Longish tail
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*Straight pale bill, with slightly decurved [[Topography#Beaks|culmen]].
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*Overall brown with white or light buff streaking on head and breast. 
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====Similar Species====
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Almost identical to [[Straight-billed Woodcreeper]] but lacks rufous wing-converts, breast markings longer, more streaked and belly more tawny. Best told by voice.  See vocalisations below.
  
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==Identification==
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Brazil]], [[Peru]] and [[Colombia]].
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[[South America]]: found from extreme south-eastern [[Colombia]] to north-eastern [[Ecuador]], north-eastern [[Peru]] and adjacent [[Brazil]].  Largely restricted to the Amazon basin and its tributaries.
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Some authorities now place this species in the Genus [[:Category:Dendroplex|Dendroplex]].
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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This species has been moved from the genus [[:Category:Xiphorhynchus|Xiphorhynchus]] to the genus [[:Category:Dendroplex|Dendroplex]].<sup>[[#References|[1]]][[#References|[2]]]</sup><br />
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The specific name ''necopinus'' was in use for this species for a long period, until it was shown that the species had first been described under the name ''kienerii''.<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup> <br />
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Várzea,  forests flooded freshwater, either permanently or seasonally, which occur along the lower reaches of rivers and around freshwater lakes.  
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Várzea forests flooded with fresh water, either permanently or seasonally, which occur along the lower reaches of rivers and around freshwater lakes.  
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Breeding====
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Essentially unknown. Young birds have been found in early April. 
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====Diet====
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Their diet has been little recorded, but probably consists mostly of arthropods.
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====Vocalisations====
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Its call is a series of rapid high-pitched notes, faster and more evenly spaced than that of [[Straight-billed Woodcreeper]].
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====Movements====
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Probably resident
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker19V9.2}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop17.html SACC proposal] to change the scientific name of this species to ''Xiphorhynchus kienerii''.
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#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop316.html SACC proposal] to transfer this species to genus ''Dendroplex''.
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# Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
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#Marantz, C.A., Aleixo, A., Bevier, L.R. & Patten, M.A. (2019). Zimmer's Woodcreeper (''Dendroplex kienerii''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/56632 on 12 July 2019).
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#BirdLife International 2017. ''Dendroplex kienerii'' (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22703103A110909588. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22703103A110909588.en. Downloaded on 11 July 2019.
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#Zimmer's Woodcreeper (''Dendroplex kienerii''), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/zimwoo2
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Xiphorhynchus+necopinus}}
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{{GSearch|Zimmer+Woodcreeper}} <!--- Comment: as both parts of the scientific name has changed, I feel it is better to go with the common name, which has been unchanged for a long time --->
  
  
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendroplex]]

Latest revision as of 22:34, 13 July 2019

Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Rio Ucayali, Rio Yamallpa, Peru, 10 June 2018
Dendroplex kienerii

Xiphorhynchus necopinus
Xiphorhynchus kienerii

Identification

21–24 cm (8½-9½ in)

  • Longish tail
  • Straight pale bill, with slightly decurved culmen.
  • Overall brown with white or light buff streaking on head and breast.

Similar Species

Almost identical to Straight-billed Woodcreeper but lacks rufous wing-converts, breast markings longer, more streaked and belly more tawny. Best told by voice. See vocalisations below.

Distribution

South America: found from extreme south-eastern Colombia to north-eastern Ecuador, north-eastern Peru and adjacent Brazil. Largely restricted to the Amazon basin and its tributaries.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

This species has been moved from the genus Xiphorhynchus to the genus Dendroplex.[1][2]

The specific name necopinus was in use for this species for a long period, until it was shown that the species had first been described under the name kienerii.[3]

Habitat

Várzea forests flooded with fresh water, either permanently or seasonally, which occur along the lower reaches of rivers and around freshwater lakes.

Behaviour

Breeding

Essentially unknown. Young birds have been found in early April.

Diet

Their diet has been little recorded, but probably consists mostly of arthropods.

Vocalisations

Its call is a series of rapid high-pitched notes, faster and more evenly spaced than that of Straight-billed Woodcreeper.

Movements

Probably resident

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F & D Donsker (Eds). 2019. IOC World Bird List (v9.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.9.2. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. SACC proposal to change the scientific name of this species to Xiphorhynchus kienerii.
  4. SACC proposal to transfer this species to genus Dendroplex.
  5. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
  6. Marantz, C.A., Aleixo, A., Bevier, L.R. & Patten, M.A. (2019). Zimmer's Woodcreeper (Dendroplex kienerii). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/56632 on 12 July 2019).
  7. BirdLife International 2017. Dendroplex kienerii (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22703103A110909588. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22703103A110909588.en. Downloaded on 11 July 2019.
  8. Zimmer's Woodcreeper (Dendroplex kienerii), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/zimwoo2

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