Tschudi's woodcreeper
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Xiphorhynchus ocellatus chunchotambo

Tschudi's woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus ocellatus chunchotambo ) is a passerine bird native to South America. It belongs to the genus Xiphorhynchus in the woodcreeper subfamily, Dendrocolaptinae. It is usually regarded as a subspecies of the ocellated woodcreeper (X. ocellatus ). It is named after Johann Jakob von Tschudi, the Swiss explorer and naturalist who first described the bird.

Appearance

It is a medium-sized woodcreeper, 20–21 cm in length. The bill is fairly long and slightly curved. The plumage is mostly brown, becoming more rufous on the rump, wings and tail. The bird has a buff throat, buff spots on the crown and breast, fine buff streaks on the back and a black moustachial stripe.

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The song is a descending series of staccato notes. It calls include a short descending whistle, a quavering liquid call and a dry rattle.

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Distribution

Geography

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It is found along the east Andean slope and adjacent Amazonian lowlands from southern Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to northern Bolivia and far south-western Brazil. X. o. chunchotambo occurs in central Peru, X. o. brevirostris in south-east Peru, northern Bolivia and south-western Brazil, and X. o. napensis in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and north-east Peru. It is found in humid forests where it forages in the lower and middle storeys of the forest, often in mixed-species feeding flocks.

Tschudi's woodcreeper habitat map
Tschudi's woodcreeper habitat map
Tschudi's woodcreeper
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Habits and Lifestyle

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Diet and Nutrition

References

1. Tschudi's woodcreeper Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tschudi's_woodcreeper
2. Tschudi's woodcreeper on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103670009/112378014

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