- Xiphorhynchus elegans
Identification
18–22·5 cm (7-8¾ in)
- Long, thin, straight bill
- Greenish-brown head and upper back with white flecks
- Chestnut-brown wings
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 or 5 subspecies[1], [2]:
- X. e. buenavistae:
- Eastern slope of East Andes of Colombia in upper Orinoco drainage
- X. e. ornatus:
- X. e. insignis:
- Foothills of east-central Peru (south of Río Marañón)
- X. e. elegans:
- Brazil south of the Amazon and northern Bolivia
- X. e. juruanus: sometimes split as Spix's Woodcreeper
- South-eastern Peru to north-eastern Bolivia and western Brazil (west of Rio Madeira)
Habitat
Lowland humid forest, mostly floodplains and terra firme.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of arthropods, with the addition of some small vertebrates.
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
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Elegant Woodcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Elegant_Woodcreeper
