Scalloped Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes falcinellus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusLepidocolaptes (Lepidocolaptes Woodcreepers)
- SpeciesLepidocolaptes falcinellus (Scalloped Woodcreeper)
About the Scalloped Woodcreeper
The scalloped woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes falcinellus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina. Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The scalloped woodcreeper and what is now the scaled woodcreeper (L. squamatus) were previously considered conspecific and are now treated as sister species. The scalloped woodcreeper is monotypic.
The scalloped woodcreeper is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 26 to 30 g (0.92 to 1.1 oz). It is a medium-sized woodcreeper with a longish somewhat decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults' faces are creamy white with blackish mottling and have creamy white lores and supercilium. Their crown and nape are dusky to dull black with obvious rich buff spots that often continue as faint streaks onto the upper back. Their back and wing coverts are olive-brown to cinnamon-brown, and their rump and tail rufous-chestnut. Their flight feathers have brown outer webs, chestnut inner webs, and blackish brown tips. Their throat is whitish. Their underparts are olive with bold, blackish-edged, buff streaks that give a scaly appearance... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Scalloped Woodcreeper in Iguaçu National Park
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Automolus leucophthalmus
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Sittasomus griseicapillus
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Philydor lichtensteini
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Lesser Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus fuscus
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner
Philydor atricapillus
Atlantic Plain-Xenops
Xenops minutus
Planalto Woodcreeper
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Rufous-capped Spinetail
Synallaxis ruficapilla
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scalloped Woodcreeper in Iguaçu National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scalloped Woodcreeper sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Scalloped Woodcreeper in Iguaçu National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Scalloped Woodcreeper in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.