Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusGlyphorynchus
- SpeciesGlyphorynchus spirurus (Wedge-billed Woodcreeper)
About the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
The wedge-billed woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The wedge-billed woodcreeper is the only member of its genus. It has these 13 subspecies that are sorted into three groups and a species by the Clements taxonomy: "pectoralis" group G. s. pectoralis Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1860
G. s. subrufescens Todd, 1948 G. s. pallidulus Wetmore, 1970 G. s. integratus Zimmer, JT, 1946 "spirurus" group G. s. rufigularis Zimmer, JT, 1934 G. s. amacurensis Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1952 G. s. spirurus (Vieillot, 1819)
G. s. coronobscurus Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1955 G. s. castelnaudii des Murs, 1856 "albigularis" G. s. albigularis Chapman, 1923 "cuneatus" group G. s. inornatus Zimmer, JT, 1934 G. s. paraensis Pinto, 1974 G. s. cuneatus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1820)
The groups differ vocally; that and plumage and genetic differences among the subspecies suggest that the wedge-billed woodcreeper is actually more than one species. The... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Black-striped Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Piping Long-tailed Woodcreeper
Deconychura typica
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla homochroa
Scaly-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus guatemalensis
Tawny-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus mexicanus
Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
Automolus ochrolaemus
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wedge-billed Woodcreeper in Chagres National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wedge-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Wedge-billed Woodcreeper in Chagres National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Wedge-billed Woodcreeper in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.