About the Ocellated Woodcreeper
The ocellated woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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The ocellated woodcreeper is 20 to 24.5 cm (7.9 to 9.6 in) long and weighs 24 to 42 g (0.85 to 1.5 oz). It is a slim, medium-sized woodcreeper with a long and nearly straight bill. The sexes are alike. Adults of the nominate subspecies X. o. ocellatus have a dark brown crown and nape with fine buff streaks on the crown. Their back is plain reddish brown to olive-brown, their rump and wings cinnamon-rufous, and their tail a darker cinnamon-rufous. Their throat is deep buff with darker edges to the feathers. Their underparts are olive-brown that becomes more rufescent on the undertail coverts. Voice: The ocellated woodcreeper sings mostly at dawn and dusk, and usually gives only a few songs then. Its song varies geographically. For instance, in eastern Ecuador it is "a fast series of nasal notes...'whe-whe-whe-whe-whe-chéchécheow' ". In much of Brazil it is a "short, fast, descending, rattling series of notes" and in other parts "a rapid trill...'re-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-eet' ".
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Venezuela.
When to see it
Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Chestnut-rumped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus pardalotusThe chestnut-rumped woodcreeper is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a longish, slim, slightly decurved bill.
Spix's WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus spixiiSpix's woodcreeper is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a longish, slim, slightly decurved bill.
Elegant WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus elegansThe elegant woodcreeper is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a longish, slim, nearly straight bill.
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