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[[Image:Plain-brown_Woodcreeper.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Cedric K]] | [[Image:Plain-brown_Woodcreeper.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Cedric K]] | ||
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| + | Photo taken: Pipeline Road, Panama | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | The Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa), is a sub-oscine passerine bird. Plain-brown Woodcreeper is typically 22cm long, and weighs 37g. It is drab even by woodcreeper standards. As its name implies, it lacks the streaking shown by most of its relatives, and is plain brown above and below. The bill is longish and straight. | |
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | It breeds in the tropical New World from Honduras through South America to northern Argentina, and in Trinidad and Tobago. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | This woodcreeper is a common and widespread forest bird which builds a leaf-lined nest in a palm tree stump; 2-3 white eggs are laid. | ||
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| + | Plain-brown Woodcreeper is an insectivore which feeds on ants and other insects. It feeds low in trees, on the trunk or foliage, but rarely on the ground. It will follow columns of army ants, often in groups of up to a dozen birds. If specialist ant feeders like antbirds or larger woodcreepers are present, it tends to keep higher than those species. | ||
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| + | The normal call is a loud stick, but when feeding on army ants, the groups keep up a noisy chatter. The song is a descending te-te-te-tu-tu-tu-tue-tue-tue-chu-chu-chu. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?si=Dendrocincla+fuliginosa&x=8&y=11&perpage=12&sort=1&cat=all&ppuser=&friendemail=email%40yourfriend.com&password= View more images of Plain-brown Woodcreeper in the gallery] | *[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?si=Dendrocincla+fuliginosa&x=8&y=11&perpage=12&sort=1&cat=all&ppuser=&friendemail=email%40yourfriend.com&password= View more images of Plain-brown Woodcreeper in the gallery] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 14 August 2007
- Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Photo taken: Pipeline Road, Panama
Identification
The Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa), is a sub-oscine passerine bird. Plain-brown Woodcreeper is typically 22cm long, and weighs 37g. It is drab even by woodcreeper standards. As its name implies, it lacks the streaking shown by most of its relatives, and is plain brown above and below. The bill is longish and straight.
Distribution
It breeds in the tropical New World from Honduras through South America to northern Argentina, and in Trinidad and Tobago.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behaviour
This woodcreeper is a common and widespread forest bird which builds a leaf-lined nest in a palm tree stump; 2-3 white eggs are laid.
Plain-brown Woodcreeper is an insectivore which feeds on ants and other insects. It feeds low in trees, on the trunk or foliage, but rarely on the ground. It will follow columns of army ants, often in groups of up to a dozen birds. If specialist ant feeders like antbirds or larger woodcreepers are present, it tends to keep higher than those species.
The normal call is a loud stick, but when feeding on army ants, the groups keep up a noisy chatter. The song is a descending te-te-te-tu-tu-tu-tue-tue-tue-chu-chu-chu.
