About the Black-banded Woodcreeper
The black-banded woodcreeper is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found discontinuously from Chiapas, Mexico, to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
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The black-banded woodcreeper is one of the larger members of its subfamily. It is slim, with a long tail and a medium-length straight bill. It is 24 to 30.5 cm (9.4 to 12 in) long. Males weigh 47 to 89 g (1.7 to 3.1 oz) and females 48 to 98 g (1.7 to 3.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies D. p. picumnus have a dusky face and neck with buffy to tawny streaks and a faint supercilium and eyering. Their forehead, crown, and nape are dark brown; the crown and nape have buff to tawny streaks. Voice: The black-banded woodcreeper sings mostly at dawn and dusk, and only rarely during the day. Birds in Amazonia sing "a loud series...of 15–20 rapidly delivered liquid notes, usually on same pitch, sometimes falling away at end, 'kie-ie-ie--…ie-ee-eu-eu-er', 'glü glü glü glü glü' or 'whi-whi-whiwhiwhi'." Those in Mexico sing a "high-pitched, descending chatter".
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What the Black-banded Woodcreeper sounds like
Where the Black-banded Woodcreeper lives
When to see the Black-banded Woodcreeper
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Amazonian Barred WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhiaThe Amazonian barred woodcreeper is one of the larger members of its subfamily.
Planalto WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes platyrostrisThe planalto woodcreeper is one of the larger members of its subfamily.
Hoffmanns's WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes hoffmannsiHoffmanns's woodcreeper is one of the larger members of its subfamily.
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