Woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae)

Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus pardalotus) - HBW 8, p. 426

French: Grimpar flambé German: Beigekehl-Baumsteiger Spanish: Trepatroncos Silbador

Taxonomy: Dendrocopus pardalotus Vieillot, 1818, “Cayenne”.
Molecular data support placement as sister to X. ocellatus, to the exclusion of X. chunchotambo. Affinities with X. spixii and X. elegans have also been suggested. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • caurensis Todd, 1948 - tepui region from S & SE Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar) and adjacent N Brazil E to W Guyana; possibly also W to extreme E Colombia.
  • pardalotus (Vieillot, 1818) - NE Amazonia, N of Amazon, in the Guianas and N Brazil (R Negro E to Amapá); purported records S of Amazon (lower R Tapajós) probably based on mislabelled specimens.