Bar-bellied Woodcreeper

About the Bar-bellied Woodcreeper

The bar-bellied woodcreeper (Hylexetastes stresemanni) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Some authors have suggested that the bar-bellied woodcreeper and the red-billed woodcreeper (H. perrotii) are conspecific. The bar-bellied woodcreeper sensu stricto has three subspecies, the nominate H. s. stresemanni (Snethlage, 1925), H. s. insignis (Zimmer, 1934), and H. s. undulatus (Todd, 1925).

The bar-bellied woodcreeper is one of the largest members of its subfamily. It is heavy-bodied, with a shortish tail and a short and massive bill. It is 28 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in) long. Males weigh 114 to 125 g (4.0 to 4.4 oz) and females about 100 g (3.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have brown to olive-brown head, upper back, and wing coverts, with pale streaks on the forehead. Their face is plain but for paler lores. Their lower back, wings, and tail are rufous-chestnut with darker tips on the primaries. Their throat is whitish with heavy dark streaks, their upper breast olive with pale black... Wikipedia →