Spotted woodcreeper
The spotted woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Xiphorhynchus |
| Species: | X. erythropygius |
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| Xiphorhynchus erythropygius (P. L. Sclater, 1859) | |
Measuring 22 cm (8.7 in) long, the spotted woodcreeper has an olive-brown head, back and breast. The head is spotted, turning into short streaks on the back. The breast is also spotted with oblong buffy spots. This species also has a distinct buffy eyering.[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is found at all levels of the canopy, and is often part of mixed-species foraging flocks.[2]
It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Xiphorhynchus erythropygius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Angehr, George R.; Dean, Robert (2010). The Birds of Panama. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-8014-7674-7.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xiphorhynchus erythropygius. |
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Wikispecies has information related to Xiphorhynchus erythropygius |
- BirdLife species factsheet for Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
- "Xiphorhynchus erythropygius". Avibase.
- "Spotted woodcreeper media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Spotted woodcreeper photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Spotted woodcreeper species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
- Interactive range map of Xiphorhynchus erythropygius at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Spotted woodcreeper on Xeno-canto.