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Uniform Woodcreeper - BirdForum Opus

Revision as of 15:44, 23 September 2008 by Wintibird (talk | contribs) (genus tags added)
Hylexetastes uniformis

Identification

27 cm. Long tail, stout, short, red bill, red-brown back and tail, lighter belly, and few distinct markings.

Distribution

Bolivia and Brazil.

Taxonomy

It is considered a subspecies of the Red-billed Woodcreeper.

Habitat

Humid lowland forest.

Behaviour

The diet includes arthropods found on tree-trunks and stout branches.

It builds its nest in a tree-cavity or abandoned woodpecker hole; 2-3 eggs are laid and are incubated by both parents who also both care for the young.

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