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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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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.  
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At 34cm (13.5in) in length and 155gm (5.5oz) weight, this is the largest of the furnarids.<br />
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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==
 
==Distribution==
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North central [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], and [[Paraguay]].
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[[South America]]: found in [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]] and north central [[Argentina]].
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''X. m. castaneus'':
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:*South-western [[Brazil]] to [[Bolivia]] and north-western [[Argentina]] (south-eastern Jujuy and northern Salta)
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*''X. m. remoratus'':
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:*South-western Brazil (south-western Mato Grosso)
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*''X. m. major'':
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:*Western and central [[Paraguay]] to northern Argentina
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*''X. m. estebani'':
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:*North-western Argentina (Tucumán)
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
 
Subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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==Behaviour==
 
==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.
 
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.
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists mostly of insects.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Xiphocolaptes]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Xiphocolaptes]]

Latest revision as of 13:27, 29 January 2024

Photo: obasanmi
Pantanal, Brazil, June 2006
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

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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