Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper

Photo by Francisco Paludo
Vila Flor, Antonina, PR, Brasil, September, 2017

Lochmias nematura

Identification

13–14 cm

• White spotted underparts

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]:

Photo by Rodrigo Conte
Brasilia, Brazil, August 2014

• L. n. nelsoni:

• Extreme eastern Panama (Darién)

• L. n. sororius:

• Andes of Colombia to north-eastern Peru; coastal mountains of northern Venezuela

• L. n. chimantae:

• Mountains of south-eastern Venezuela (Gran Sabana)

• L. n. castanonotus:

• Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Bolívar and Amazonas)

• L. n. obscuratus:

• East-central Peru and western Bolivia

• L. n. nematura:

• South-eastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina

Habitat

Forest streams

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of beetles, caterpillars, spiders, tadpoles, etc.

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 August 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sharp-tailed_Streamcreeper

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