About the Strong-billed Woodcreeper
The strong-billed woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
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The strong-billed woodcreeper one of the largest members of the ovenbird family and is the heaviest woodcreeper, though the slender long-billed woodcreeper (Nasica longirostris) is longer and the great rufous woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes major) is larger overall. The strong-billed is 28 to 31.5 cm (11 to 12 in) long. Weights range between 103 and 144 g (3.6 and 5.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies X. p. promeropirhynchus have a dark brown crown and nape with buff streaks. Voice: The strong-billed woodcreeper sings mostly at dawn and dusk. Its vocalizations vary among the populations, but very generally are "a long, ringing, descending sequence of 4-8 or 3-10 disyllabic whistles". In northern Central America it makes "a thin, nasal, rising teeeeuuuuuWEEEK!" that falls in volume during a long series. In Costa Rica it "repeats a loud KEW-WEE about 10 times.
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What the Strong-billed Woodcreeper sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Costa Rica, French Guiana.
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-throated WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes albicollisThe white-throated woodcreeper is one of the largest members of its subfamily.
Great Rufous WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes majorThe great rufous woodcreeper is the largest, though not the heaviest, member of its subfamily.
Moustached WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes falcirostrisThe moustached woodcreeper is one of the largest members of its subfamily.
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