- Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Identification
25–29 cm
A fairly large rusty-brown bird with a thick, all dark bill.
Sexes similar.
Similar Species
The Northern Barred-Woodcreeper is separated from the other, similar-looking woodcreepers by the strong, black barring on the back, face, and underside.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador
Taxonomy
Formerly lumped with the Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper and known as the Barred Woodcreeper.
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- D. s. scheffleri:
- Pacific slope of south-western Mexico (Guerrero and Oaxaca)
- D. s. sanctithomae:
- Southern Mexico (Veracruz) to northern and western Colombia
- D. s. hesperius:
- Pacific slope of south-western Costa Rica and adjacent western Panama
- D. s. punctipectus:
Habitat
Humid lowland forest, open disturbed dry tropical forest. Observed at heights between 30 m and 622 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consist of grasshoppers, beetles and cockroaches.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Northern Barred Woodcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Northern_Barred_Woodcreeper
