About the Lesser Woodcreeper
The lesser woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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The striped woodcreeper is a small, slim member of its genus, with a longish, slim, slightly decurved bill. The species is 15 to 18.5 cm (5.9 to 7.3 in) long and weighs 15.5 to 25 g (0.55 to 0.88 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly dusky face with a wide creamy to yellowish buff supercilium and often a pale eyering. Their crown and nape are blackish brown with small yellowish buff to cinnamon spots on the crown. The spots become streaks on the nape and sides of the neck and weakly continue onto the upper back. Voice: The lesser woodcreeper's song is a "fast, sharp rattle, stuttered at end"; the nominate subspecies' song also stutters at the beginning. It has been put into words as "chit, chit, chit, chee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee, chit, chit-chit." Its calls include a "very high, sharp 'fieet fieet' " and "doubled 'peep, peesp' and single 'speel' or 'wik' ".
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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
Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosusThe black-striped woodcreeper is 21.5 to 25 cm (8.5 to 9.8 in) long and weighs 51 to 66 g (1.8 to 2.3 oz).
Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularisThe olive-backed woodcreeper is 19.5 to 25 cm (7.7 to 9.8 in) long, males weigh 40 to 52 g (1.4 to 1.8 oz) and females 32 to 48 g (1.1 to 1.7 oz).
Buff-throated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus guttatusThe buff-throated woodcreeper is 22.5 to 29.5 cm (8.9 to 12 in) long and weighs 45 to 74 g (1.6 to 2.6 oz).
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