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Strong billed woodcreeper

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Xiphocolaptes

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Furnariidae

Higher classification
  
Xiphocolaptes

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Scientific name
  
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

Similar
  
Bird, Xiphocolaptes, Montane woodcreeper, Spotted woodcreeper, Streak‑headed woodcreeper

The strong-billed woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus) is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily.

It is one of the largest woodcreepers and the largest furnariids, though the slender long-billed woodcreeper is longer and the great rufous woodcreeper is larger overall. There is some size variation across the range, with typical birds measuring 28–31 cm (11-12.5 in) long and weighing about 120 grams (4.2 oz). Large strong-billed woodcreepers can measure up to 35 cm (14 in) and weigh 169 grams (6 oz). The most distinctive feature of this typically marked striped, brownish bird (other than its size) is its massive, semi-decurved bill, which may be brown or blackish.

The strong-billed woodcreeper is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It may be found singly or in pairs, often forging at low levels near the ground and working its way up in trees and accompanying mixed feeding flocks. They are sometimes known to follow antswarms and are usually dominate over other smaller birds also doing this.

Strong billed woodcreeper


References

Strong-billed woodcreeper Wikipedia