About the Great Rufous Woodcreeper
The great rufous woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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The great rufous woodcreeper is the largest, though not the heaviest, member of its subfamily. It is heavy-bodied with a long, heavy, somewhat decurved bill. It is 27 to 34 cm (11 to 13 in) long. Males weigh 120 to 150 g (4.2 to 5.3 oz) and females 120 to 162 g (4.2 to 5.7 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies X. m. major are almost entirely bright rufous-cinnamon. Their crown is slightly darker, their tail more chestnut, and their flight feathers reddish brown with dusky tips on the primaries. Voice: The great rufous woodcreeper's song is a "slightly descending series of 5-8 double-noted whistles, like 'wéettuck - -'." It has a "loud, ringing quality". The species gives a "two-part call... emphatic...'eeehr-eek!'."
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-throated WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes albicollisThe white-throated woodcreeper is one of the largest members of its subfamily.
Moustached WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes falcirostrisThe moustached woodcreeper is one of the largest members of its subfamily.
Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusThe strong-billed woodcreeper one of the largest members of the ovenbird family and is the heaviest woodcreeper, though the slender long-billed woodcreeper (Nasica longirostris) is longer and the great rufous woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes major) is larger overall.
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