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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Photographed in Itatiaia NP., SE Brazil. The subspecies is sylviellus. | + | Photographed in Itatiaia NP., SE Brazil. |
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| + | The Olivaceous Woodcreeper is a passerine bird. | ||
| + | The Olivaceous Woodcreeper is a slender bird, typically 15cm long, and weighing 13g. The head, upper back and underparts are greyish olive, and the wings, tail and lower back are light rufous. The bill is short and thin. The normal call is a fast, high-pitched trill wu-wu-wu-we-we-we-we-ee-ee-ee-ee-we-we-we-we. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | It breeds from southern Mexico through tropical Central and South America to northern Argentina, and also on Tobago. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | The subspecies is sylviellus. | ||
| + | It is the only member of the genus Sittasomus, but the taxon includes several vocally and morphologically distinct froms, so this species may be split in the future. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | This small woodcreeper is a common and widespread bird of forests and other woodland. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It builds a nest lined with dead leaves in a tree hole, and lays three white eggs. | ||
| + | The Olivaceous Woodcreeper feeds on insects and spiders. It normally forages on tree trunks or large branches or on the ground, usually alone. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 14:34, 7 July 2007
- Sittasomus griseicapillus
Identification
Photographed in Itatiaia NP., SE Brazil.
The Olivaceous Woodcreeper is a passerine bird.
The Olivaceous Woodcreeper is a slender bird, typically 15cm long, and weighing 13g. The head, upper back and underparts are greyish olive, and the wings, tail and lower back are light rufous. The bill is short and thin. The normal call is a fast, high-pitched trill wu-wu-wu-we-we-we-we-ee-ee-ee-ee-we-we-we-we.
Distribution
It breeds from southern Mexico through tropical Central and South America to northern Argentina, and also on Tobago.
Taxonomy
The subspecies is sylviellus. It is the only member of the genus Sittasomus, but the taxon includes several vocally and morphologically distinct froms, so this species may be split in the future.
Habitat
This small woodcreeper is a common and widespread bird of forests and other woodland.
Behaviour
It builds a nest lined with dead leaves in a tree hole, and lays three white eggs. The Olivaceous Woodcreeper feeds on insects and spiders. It normally forages on tree trunks or large branches or on the ground, usually alone.
