Furnariidae
Geositta peruviana Lafresnaye, 1847
Geositta peruviana Lafresnaye, 1847
Geositta peruviana, the coastal miner, is a small endemic Peruvian bird found in open sandy coastal habitats.
Geositta rufipennis (Burmeister, 1860)
Geositta rufipennis (Burmeister, 1860)
The rufous-banded miner is a medium-large bird with multiple distinct subspecies found across open South American habitats.
Geositta punensis Dabbene, 1917
Geositta punensis Dabbene, 1917
Geositta punensis, the puna miner, is a medium-sized Andean Altiplano bird with distinct plumage traits.
Geositta cunicularia (Vieillot, 1816)
Geositta cunicularia (Vieillot, 1816)
Geositta cunicularia, the common miner, is a medium-sized South American open-landscape bird with multiple described subspecies.
Sclerurus guatemalensis (Hartlaub, 1844)
Sclerurus guatemalensis (Hartlaub, 1844)
Sclerurus guatemalensis, the scaly-throated leaftosser, is a small bird with three subspecies distributed across Central and South America.
Sclerurus scansor (Menetries, 1835)
Sclerurus scansor (Menetries, 1835)
The rufous-breasted leaftosser (Sclerurus scansor) is a relatively large Sclerurus bird with two subspecies found in eastern South America.
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus (Lesson, 1840)
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus (Lesson, 1840)
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus, the strong-billed woodcreeper, is a large ovenbird that lives in varied American forest habitats.
Xiphocolaptes albicollis (Vieillot, 1818)
Xiphocolaptes albicollis (Vieillot, 1818)
The white-throated woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes albicollis) is a large woodcreeper found in eastern South American forests.
Xiphocolaptes major (Vieillot, 1818)
Xiphocolaptes major (Vieillot, 1818)
The great rufous woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes major) is a large South American bird with four distinct subspecies varying in plumage.
Dendrocincla homochroa (P.L.Sclater, 1860)
Dendrocincla homochroa (P.L.Sclater, 1860)
Dendrocincla homochroa, the ruddy woodcreeper, is a medium-sized woodcreeper with four subspecies found across Central and northern South America.
Dendrocincla anabatina P.L.Sclater, 1859
Dendrocincla anabatina P.L.Sclater, 1859
Dendrocincla anabatina (tawny-winged woodcreeper) is a medium-sized woodcreeper with three subspecies found from Mexico to Panama.
Dendrocincla fuliginosa (Vieillot, 1818)
Dendrocincla fuliginosa (Vieillot, 1818)
Dendrocincla fuliginosa, the plain-brown woodcreeper, is a Neotropical woodcreeper with multiple subspecies found across humid American forests.
Dendrocincla fuliginosa turdina (Lichtenstein, 1820)
Dendrocincla fuliginosa turdina (Lichtenstein, 1820)
This is a detailed description of the plain-brown woodcreeper covering size, plumage, subspecies variation, distribution and habitat.
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius (P.L.Sclater, 1860)
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius (P.L.Sclater, 1860)
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius, the spotted woodcreeper, is a medium-sized sub-oscine bird with disjunct range from Mexico to Ecuador.
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Swainson, 1827
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Swainson, 1827
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster, the ivory-billed woodcreeper, is a medium-sized woodcreeper found across Mexico and Central America.
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus (Lawrence, 1862)
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus (Lawrence, 1862)
The black-striped woodcreeper is a unique-sized and patterned medium woodcreeper with three subspecies found across Central and northern South America.
Xiphorhynchus susurrans (Jardine, 1847)
Xiphorhynchus susurrans (Jardine, 1847)
Xiphorhynchus susurrans, the cocoa woodcreeper, is a medium-sized suboscine bird with multiple described subspecies found across Central and northern South America.
Xiphorhynchus guttatus (Lichtenstein, 1820)
Xiphorhynchus guttatus (Lichtenstein, 1820)
Xiphorhynchus guttatus, the buff-throated woodcreeper, is the largest Xiphorhynchus woodcreeper with multiple subspecies across northern and eastern South America.
Xiphorhynchus triangularis (Lafresnaye, 1842)
Xiphorhynchus triangularis (Lafresnaye, 1842)
Xiphorhynchus triangularis, the olive-backed woodcreeper, is a medium-sized Andean woodcreeper with four subspecies varying in plumage.
Xiphorhynchus fuscus (Vieillot, 1818)
Xiphorhynchus fuscus (Vieillot, 1818)
Xiphorhynchus fuscus, the striped or lesser woodcreeper, is a small Neotropical woodcreeper with three described subspecies.
Dendrocolaptes platyrostris Spix, 1824
Dendrocolaptes platyrostris Spix, 1824
Dendrocolaptes platyrostris, the planalto woodcreeper, is a large subfamily member with two subspecies in eastern South America.
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae (Lafresnaye, 1852)
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae (Lafresnaye, 1852)
The northern barred woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae) is a large subfamily member with four subspecies across Central and northern South America.
Dendrocolaptes picumnus Lichtenstein, 1820
Dendrocolaptes picumnus Lichtenstein, 1820
Dendrocolaptes picumnus (black-banded woodcreeper) is a large woodcreeper with multiple subspecies found across a wide range of Neotropical forests.
Dendrocolaptes certhia (Boddaert, 1783)
Dendrocolaptes certhia (Boddaert, 1783)
The Amazonian barred woodcreeper is a large subfamily bird native to the Amazon Basin with distinct subspecies living in varied humid forests.
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