About the Zimmer's Woodcreeper
Zimmer's woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.
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Zimmer's woodcreeper is 21 to 24 cm (8.3 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 40 to 50 g (1.4 to 1.8 oz). It is a slim, medium-sized woodcreeper with a short bill whose culmen curves gently down to a sharp tip. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have whitish lores and supercilium on a blackish and white streaked face. Their crown is grayish brown with light buffy spots and blackish tips on the feathers. Their nape is lighter and browner with fuzzy streaks. Their back and wing coverts are dark brown to reddish brown with narrow streaks only on the upper back. Their rump is light rufous-chestnut. Voice: Zimmer's woodcreeper sings on and off throughout the day. Its song is "a rapid series of high-frequency notes described as 'tr'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r'r' " and also as a "very high, fast, almost level series of 'i' notes".
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Where the Zimmer's Woodcreeper lives
When to see the Zimmer's Woodcreeper
Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bamboo Foliage-gleanerAnabazenops dorsalisThe bamboo foliage-gleaner is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long.
Plain SofttailThripophaga fuscicepsThe plain softtail is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 23 to 24 g (0.81 to 0.85 oz).
Black-tailed LeaftosserSclerurus caudacutusThe black-tailed leaftosser is the darkest and dullest member of genus Sclerurus.
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