Great Rufous Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes major)

Other Names (World)
Great Rufous Woodcreeper, Rufous Woodcreeper

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1818)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, moist savanna. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (39)...)

Great Rufous Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes major) [XC364374]
by Franco Vushurovich from Presidente Hayes, -22.34, -59.36, Argentina (call)

Great Rufous Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes major) [XC760503]
by id from Salta: Vaqueros 1290 m, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
Relationships uncertain. Recent phylogenetic study based on morphology suggested an affiliation with White-throated Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes albicollis). Nominate subspecies and castaneus intergrade in northern Argentina. Individual variation in plumage possibly more marked than geographical variation.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

castaneus Ridgway, 1890 - North-central and eastern Bolivia, south-western Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) and north-western Argentina (south-eastern Jujuy, northern Salta).
remoratus Pinto, 1945 - South-western Mato Grosso, Brazil.
major (Vieillot, 1818) - Paraguay and northern Argentina (Jujuy, Salta and Formosa south to C�rdoba and north-eastern Santa Fe).
estebani Cardoso da Silva, Novaes & Oren, 1991 - Tucum�n, in north-western Argentina.

References
See References.

Files:

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