- Lochmias nematura
Identification
13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
- Dark upperparts
- Dark underparts with white spots
- Thin white supercilium
- Blackish lores
- Tail is short with pointed feather tips
Variation
The back and wings are more reddish in south-east, the supercilium mostly to fully absent and underside darker in westerly subspecies.
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- L. n. nelsoni:
- Extreme eastern Panama (Darién)
- L. n. sororius:
- L. n. chimantae:
- Mountains of south-eastern Venezuela (Gran Sabana)
- L. n. castanonotus:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Bolívar and Amazonas)
- L. n. obscuratus:
- L. n. nematura:
Habitat
Mountainous evergreen forests; found along streams and small rivers in thick undergrowth. Occurring at heights around 725–2780 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of beetles, caterpillars, spiders, tadpoles, etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
- Angehr and Dean 2010. Birds of Panama, a field guide
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sharp-tailed_Streamcreeper
External Links
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