About the Ruddy Woodcreeper
The ruddy woodcreeper is a passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and extreme northern Venezuela.
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The ruddy woodcreeper is 17.5 to 20.5 cm (6.9 to 8.1 in) long. Males weigh 34 to 45 g (1.2 to 1.6 oz) and females 27 to 39 g (0.95 to 1.4 oz). The species is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a straight bill, a short tail, and a large head with a ruffled nape. The sexes have the same plumage. The nominate subspecies has dark rufous to chestnut-brown upperparts with a brighter reddish crown. Its wings, uppertail coverts, and tail are rufous chestnut. The tips of its primaries are dusky. It has grayish lores and eyering and a cinnamon-buff to tawny-ochraceous throat. Voice: The ruddy woodcreeper seldom vocalizes. It does make a "rattle, churring or slightly slurred" song and a variety of calls including "churring, a squeaky 'quink' or 'peach', and a nasal, descending 'deeeeah' or 'tee tee eu' ".
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What the Ruddy Woodcreeper sounds like
Where the Ruddy Woodcreeper lives
When to see the Ruddy Woodcreeper
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Tawny-winged WoodcreeperDendrocincla anabatinaThe tawny-winged woodcreeper is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long.
Tyrannine WoodcreeperDendrocincla tyranninaThe tyrannine woodcreeper is rather larger and heavier than most others of its genus.
White-chinned WoodcreeperDendrocincla merulaThe white-chinned woodcreeper is a medium-sized member of its genus with a shortish straight bill.
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