Striped Woodcreeper

About the Striped Woodcreeper

The striped woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus obsoletus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

The striped woodcreeper has these four subspecies: X. o. palliatus (des Murs, 1856) X. o. notatus (Eyton, 1852) X. o. obsoletus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1820) X. o. caicarae Zimmer, JT & Phelps, WH, 1955 Some doubt exists that X. o. caicarae is a valid subspecies.

The striped woodcreeper is medium-sized, with a slim, slightly decurved bill of moderate length. The species is 18 to 20.5 cm (7.1 to 8.1 in) long. Males weigh 27 to 37 g (0.95 to 1.3 oz) and females 24 to 36 g (0.85 to 1.3 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies X. o. obsoletus have a face with thin creamy buff and dark brown streaks that become bold scaling on the sides of the neck. They have a faint pale supercilium or none at all. Their crown and nape are blackish to dark olive-brown with pale spots that have dusky edges. Their back is olive-brown with dusky-edged whitish buff streaks. Their rump, wings... Wikipedia →