About the White-throated Woodcreeper
The white-throated woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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The white-throated woodcreeper is one of the largest members of its subfamily. It is heavy-bodied, with a shortish tail and a long decurved bill. It is 27.5 to 33 cm (11 to 13 in) long and weighs 110 to 130 g (3.9 to 4.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark face with a whitish to pale buff supercilium and moustachial stripe. They have a dark stripe behind the eye and a blackish one on the cheek. Their forehead, crown, and nape are black with strong cream to buff streaks on the crown. Voice: The white-throated woodcreeper sings mostly at dawn and dusk, sometimes late into the evening. Both sexes sing. Its song is a "slow, descending series of 4-6 high, sharp, double-noted whistles, like 'witjuu witjuu - -'." The song has also been put into words as "reenht-wi-KEER wi-KEER wi-KEER wi-KEER wi-KEER wi-KEER wick". Its calls include "snarls, including rising 'wheee', also 2-note call...
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Where the White-throated Woodcreeper lives
When to see the White-throated Woodcreeper
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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.
Strong-billed WoodcreeperXiphocolaptes promeropirhynchusThe 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.
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