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;[[:Category:Xiphorhynchus|Xiphorhynchus]] guttatus | ;[[:Category:Xiphorhynchus|Xiphorhynchus]] guttatus | ||
'''Inlcudes: Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper; Dusky-billed Woodcreeper''' | '''Inlcudes: Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper; Dusky-billed Woodcreeper''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 22·5–29·5 cm (8¾-11½ in) | |
*Rufous upperparts | *Rufous upperparts | ||
*Olive brown underparts, wings and tail | *Olive brown underparts, wings and tail | ||
| − | *Streaked buff head, neck, mantle and chest | + | *Streaked buff head, neck, mantle and chest<br /> |
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Bill | Bill | ||
| − | :*Dark grey upper mandible | + | *Long, slightly decurved, and hooked |
| − | :*Pale greyish-horn lower | + | :*Dark grey upper [[Dictionary_M-O#M|mandible]] |
| + | :*Pale greyish-horn lower mandible | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Buff-throated Woodcreeper2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''guttatoides''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Aconabikh Centre, north of Tarapoto, San Martín, [[Peru]], December 2016]] | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Guianas]] [[Guyana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Guianas]] [[Guyana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 8 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''X. g. polystictus'': | *''X. g. polystictus'': | ||
:*Eastern [[Colombia]] to the [[Guianas]] and extreme northern [[Brazil]] | :*Eastern [[Colombia]] to the [[Guianas]] and extreme northern [[Brazil]] | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | Their diet consists mostly of arthropods with small invertebrates added at times. Items taken may include ants, insects and spiders. | |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | + | They build a bark-lined nest in a tree hole or hollow stump. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs. | |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
'''Call''': - a loud ''chev-re chev-re''. | '''Call''': - a loud ''chev-re chev-re''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 21:37, 25 June 2017
- Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Inlcudes: Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper; Dusky-billed Woodcreeper
Identification
22·5–29·5 cm (8¾-11½ in)
- Rufous upperparts
- Olive brown underparts, wings and tail
- Streaked buff head, neck, mantle and chest
Bill
- Long, slightly decurved, and hooked
- Dark grey upper mandible
- Pale greyish-horn lower mandible
Distribution
Subspecies guttatoides
Photo by Stanley Jones
Aconabikh Centre, north of Tarapoto, San Martín, Peru, December 2016
Photo by Stanley Jones
Aconabikh Centre, north of Tarapoto, San Martín, Peru, December 2016
South America: found in Colombia, Guianas Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 8 subspecies[1]:
- X. g. polystictus:
- X. g. connectens:
- North-western Amazonian Brazil north of the Amazon (Manaus to Amapá)
- X. g. guttatus:
- Coastal eastern Brazil (Paraíba to Espírito Santo)
- Coastal eastern Brazil (Paraíba to Espírito Santo)
Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper group
- X. g. guttatoides:
- Tropical western Amazonian basin
- X. g. dorbignyanus:
Dusky-billed Woodcreeper group
- X. g. eytoni:
- South Amazonian Brazil south of the Amazon (Rio Madeira to Maranhão)
- X. g. vicinalis:
- Brazil south of the Amazon (Rio Madeira to Rio Tapajós)
- X. g. gracilirostris:
- North-eastern Brazil (Serra do Baturité, Ceará)
Some authorities split the Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus guttatoides and/or Dusky-billed Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus eytoni from this species.
Habitat
Humid forest and woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of arthropods with small invertebrates added at times. Items taken may include ants, insects and spiders.
Breeding
They build a bark-lined nest in a tree hole or hollow stump. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs.
Vocalisation
Call: - a loud chev-re chev-re.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-throated Woodcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-throated_Woodcreeper
