Bar-bellied Woodcreeper

Hylexetastes stresemanni

Least ConcernLegendaryInvertebratesForestMedium · 111 g

About the Bar-bellied Woodcreeper

The bar-bellied woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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The bar-bellied woodcreeper is one of the largest members of its subfamily. It is heavy-bodied, with a shortish tail and a short and massive bill. It is 28 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in) long. Males weigh 114 to 125 g (4.0 to 4.4 oz) and females about 100 g (3.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have brown to olive-brown head, upper back, and wing coverts, with pale streaks on the forehead. Their face is plain but for paler lores. Their lower back, wings, and tail are rufous-chestnut with darker tips on the primaries. Voice: The bar-bellied woodcreeper sings almost entirely at first light. its song is "a loud and somewhat shrill series of 4–6 almost disyllabic 'shu-reeet' whistles roughly on same pitch".

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Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

Peak activity in September · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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