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Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes angustirostris

Least ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandCavity nestSmall · 30 g

About the Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

The narrow-billed woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.

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The narrow-billed woodcreeper is 18 to 22 cm (7.1 to 8.7 in) long; males weigh 23 to 37.5 g (0.81 to 1.3 oz) and females 21.5 to 33.5 g (0.76 to 1.2 oz). It is a slim, medium-sized woodcreeper with a long, slim, moderately decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies L. a. angustirostris have pale lores, a buffy white supercilium that widens to the rear and becomes a line of broken spots, and a black stripe behind the eye. Their crown and nape are blackish brown with whitish buff streaks. Voice: The narrow-billed woodcreeper's song is "a loud series 3–5 seconds long of 4–8 sharp descending notes that may be either clear whistles 'peer, peer, peer, peeer, peeeer, pweeeer', rolling and somewhat slurred repetitions of 'drewEEew', or clear notes that gradually accelerate, fade and descend, 'peeé, pee-pee-pee-pee-peepeepeepeepupupu'.

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Where the Narrow-billed Woodcreeper lives

Regular range

When to see the Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

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

Easily confused with

Side by side: Narrow-billed Woodcreeper vs Streak-headed Woodcreeper · Narrow-billed Woodcreeper vs Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

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