Canebrake Groundcreeper

Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 48 g

About the Canebrake Groundcreeper

The canebrake groundcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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The canebrake groundcreeper is 20 to 22 cm (7.9 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 52 to 54 g (1.8 to 1.9 oz). It is a largish furnariid with an almost straight bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a narrow grayish or buff-gray supercilium that widens to the rear and dark brown lores on an otherwise dull reddish brown face. Their crown is dark chestnut-brown, their back and rump rufescent brown, and their uppertail coverts rufous-brown. Their wing coverts and flight feathers are also rufous-brown. Their tail's central pair of feathers are dull rufous-brown and the rest rufous-chestnut. Voice: The canebrake groundcreeper's song is a "hort to long series of loud staccato 'chet' notes, often interspersed with harsh chatters".

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Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

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