- Xiphocolaptes major
Identification
At 34cm (13.5in) in length and 155gm (5.5oz) weight, this is the largest of the furnarids.
It has fairly uniform overall rufous plumage, with only a few small lighter streaks from the chin to the upper breas, and bars on the side. The head and underparts are lighter brown that the rich rufuous color of the back and tail. The bill is pale, long, curved, and strong; the most massive bill of any woodcreeper.
Distribution
South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and north central Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- X. m. castaneus:
- X. m. remoratus:
- South-western Brazil (south-western Mato Grosso)
- X. m. major:
- Western and central Paraguay to northern Argentina
- X. m. estebani:
- North-western Argentina (Tucumán)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Typical of its family, it systematically flies from the top of one tree to the base of another nearby, then climbs the trunk searching for insects.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Rufous Woodcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Rufous_Woodcreeper
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