Birds of the World - Xiphorhynchus


Ceara Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus atlanticus) Vulnerable Range: SA: ne Brazil Pernambuco, Brazil
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Split from Lesser Woodcreeper and found in northeast Brazil. A small, thin woodcreeper. Markings on front more 'blurry' (HBW) than Lesser Woodcreeper.


Elegant Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus elegans ornatus) Range: SA: w, sc Amazonia Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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Note buff leaf-like spots on chest with dark borders. Not also slightly curved, thin bill. 20 cm. (medium sized woodcreeper). Found in different lowland habitat types.


Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius aequatorialis) Range: MA, SA: s Mexico to sw Ecuador Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Los Bancos, Ecuador
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Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) Range: MA, SA: s Mexico to sw Ecuador Farallones National Park, Colombia
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From back.


Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus flavigaster) Range: MA: w, e Mexico to nw Costa Rica Oaxaca, Mexico
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Lesser Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus fuscus fuscus) Range: SA: e, se Iguazu National Park, Argentina
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A small thin woodcreeper.


Buff-throated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus guttatus guttatoides) Range: SA: Amazonia and e Brazil Amacayacu National Park, Amazonas, Colombia
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A common and large woodcreeper split from the Cocoa Woodcreeper, and vocally similar.
Alt. photo


Black-striped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus alarum) Range: MA, SA: e Nicaragua to nw Ecuador Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia Note dark mantle. Medium to large thin woodcreeper.
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Striped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus obsoletus notatus) Range: SA: Amazonia Inírida, Guainía, Colombia
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Striped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus obsoletus palliatus) Range: SA: Amazonia Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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A medium-sized woodcreeper common in lowlands, and occasionally also seen outside of the forest. Easy to confuse with other species. Note thick, straight, short, flesh-colored bill, teardrops on the back and stripes on the front.
Photo of back and throat.


Ocellated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus ocellatus napensis) Range: SA: nw Amazonia Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
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Ocellated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus ocellatus perplexus) Range: SA: nw Amazonia Manoa, Pando, Bolivia
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Ocellated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus ocellatus napensis) Range: SA: nw Amazonia Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
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Ocellated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus ocellatus) Range: SA: nw Amazonia Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
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This Amazon basin species is now rejoined to include the Tschudi's Woodcreeper found in the foothills. Note straighter bill than Tschudi's, and vocal differences. A long thin medium to large sized woodcreeper with some straight lines on front and back, and a white to buff throat. Bill is thin and almost straight (some variation across range). It is believed this species complex has several species, and that there will be taxonomic changes in the future.


Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus pardalotus pardalotus) Range: SA: ne Amazonia Manaus, Brazil
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Spix's Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus spixii) Range: SA: se Amazonia Parauapebas, Para, Brazil
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Most closely related to the Elegant Woodcreeper.


Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans) Range: MA, SA: e Guatemala to n Venezuela Metropolitan Park, Panama City, Panama Split from the Buff-throated Woodcreeper found in Amazon lowlands.
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Olive-backed Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus triangularis triangularis) Range: SA: Venezuela to Bolivia Versalles, Colombia
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Medium sized woodcreeper Found from 1200-2500m in Andean forests. Note spotted crown and scaled throat pattern compared to similar Spotted Woodcreeper, which has a unspotted crown and spotted throat (HBW).