How big is a Spix's Woodcreeper?

The Spix's Woodcreeper is a small sized bird weighing about 31 g.

Where can you see a Spix's Woodcreeper?

The Spix's Woodcreeper occurs in 4 countries, including Brazil and Bolivia.

What birds look similar to a Spix's Woodcreeper?

The Spix's Woodcreeper is most easily confused with the Ocellated Woodcreeper, the Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper and the Elegant Woodcreeper.

Is the Spix's Woodcreeper endangered?

The Spix's Woodcreeper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Spix's Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus spixii

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers · Passeriformes · Rare

The Spix's Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus spixii) is a rare ovenbirds and woodcreeper found in 4 countries, weighing about 31 g. Spix's woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestcavity nest31 g

About the Spix's Woodcreeper

Spix's woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

How to identify it

Spix's woodcreeper is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a longish, slim, slightly decurved bill. The species is 18.5 to 21 cm (7.3 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 27 to 36 g (0.95 to 1.27 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dusky brown face with narrow buff streaks and a pale supercilium and eyering. Their crown and nape are blackish brown with small buff teardrop spots that are streakier and blackish-edged on the nape. Their back and wing coverts are olive-brown, with buff teardrop spots with blackish edges on the back. Their wing coverts have buffy stripes or spots. Voice: The song of Spix's woodcreeper is a "very high, very fast trill, descending at beginning, level at end, last note higher". It has been put into words as "twe-tee-ti-ti-ti-…-ti-ti-it, wheu". Its calls are described as similar to those of the elegant woodcreeper, "sharp 'chip' notes followed by a whine", also described as "3-noted 'tjictjicwuuuw' ".

Where it lives

Brazil Bolivia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Colombia, Peru.

When to see it

Best months: January, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in August. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Spix's Woodcreeper?: Spix's woodcreeper is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a longish, slim, slightly decurved bill. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Spix's Woodcreeper?: The Spix's Woodcreeper is a small sized bird weighing about 31 g.
Where can you see a Spix's Woodcreeper?: The Spix's Woodcreeper occurs in 4 countries, including Brazil and Bolivia.
What birds look similar to a Spix's Woodcreeper?: The Spix's Woodcreeper is most easily confused with the Ocellated Woodcreeper, the Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper and the Elegant Woodcreeper.
Is the Spix's Woodcreeper endangered?: The Spix's Woodcreeper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Learn the Spix's Woodcreeper for real

BeakBrain drills you on photos and calls until you can greet this bird by name in the field. Free to play, on any device.

Play BeakBrain

Every photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.