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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''' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 27-28 cm | + | 27-28 cm |
| − | + | *Rufous upperparts | |
| + | *Olive brown underparts, wings and tail | ||
| + | *Streaked buff head, neck, mantle and chest | ||
| + | *Long, slightly decurved, and hooked bill<br /> | ||
| + | Bill | ||
| + | :*Dark grey upper mandible | ||
| + | :*Pale greyish-horn lower | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[South America]] | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Guianas]] [[Guyana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | There are 8 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''X. g. polystictus'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Colombia]] to the [[Guianas]] and extreme northern [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | *''X. g. connectens'': | ||
| + | :*North-western Amazonian [[Brazil]] north of the Amazon (Manaus to Amapá) | ||
| + | *''X. g. guttatus'': | ||
| + | :*Coastal eastern [[Brazil]] (Paraíba to Espírito Santo)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper group''' | ||
| + | *''X. g. guttatoides'': | ||
| + | :*Tropical western Amazonian basin | ||
| + | *''X. g. dorbignyanus'': | ||
| + | :*Tropical north-eastern [[Bolivia]] to east-central [[Brazil]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''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) | ||
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Some authorities split the '''Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper''' ''Xiphorhynchus guttatoides'' and/or '''Dusky-billed Woodcreeper''' ''Xiphorhynchus eytoni'' from this species. | Some authorities split the '''Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper''' ''Xiphorhynchus guttatoides'' and/or '''Dusky-billed Woodcreeper''' ''Xiphorhynchus eytoni'' from this species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Humid forest and woodland. | Humid forest and woodland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes ants, insects and spiders. | The diet includes ants, insects and spiders. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | It builds a bark-lined nest in a tree hole or hollow stump | + | It builds a bark-lined nest in a tree hole or hollow stump. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs. |
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | Call: - a loud ''chev-re chev-re''. | + | '''Call''': - a loud ''chev-re chev-re''. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase |
| − | + | #Wikipedia | |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Xiphorhynchus+guttatus}} | {{GSearch|Xiphorhynchus+guttatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Xiphorhynchus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Xiphorhynchus]] | ||
Revision as of 17:23, 10 September 2010
- Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Inlcudes: Lafresnaye's Woodcreeper; Dusky-billed Woodcreeper
Identification
27-28 cm
- Rufous upperparts
- Olive brown underparts, wings and tail
- Streaked buff head, neck, mantle and chest
- Long, slightly decurved, and hooked bill
Bill
- Dark grey upper mandible
- Pale greyish-horn lower
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Guianas Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 8 subspecies:
- 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
The diet includes ants, insects and spiders.
Breeding
It builds 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, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-throated Woodcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-throated_Woodcreeper
