Woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae)
Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger) - HBW 8, p. 441
French: Grimpar montagnard
German: Bergwald-Baumsteiger
Spanish: Trepatroncos Montano
Taxonomy: Dendrocolaptes lacrymiger Des Murs, 1849, Mexico; error = “Santa Fe de Bogotá”, Colombia.
Forms a superspecies with L. affinis, and treated as conspecific by most recent authors; separated on grounds of differences in plumage and voice, although vocal characters yet to be analysed in detail. Races can be divided into two groups based on morphology: N “lacrymiger group”, also including sneiderni (which intergrades with nominate in Bogotá region of Colombia), sanctaemartae and lafresnayi; and S “warscewiczi group”, also including weakly differentiated races aequatorialis, carabayae, bolivianus and frigidus.. View all taxonomy...
Forms a superspecies with L. affinis, and treated as conspecific by most recent authors; separated on grounds of differences in plumage and voice, although vocal characters yet to be analysed in detail. Races can be divided into two groups based on morphology: N “lacrymiger group”, also including sneiderni (which intergrades with nominate in Bogotá region of Colombia), sanctaemartae and lafresnayi; and S “warscewiczi group”, also including weakly differentiated races aequatorialis, carabayae, bolivianus and frigidus. Nine subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sanctaemartae (Chapman, 1912) - N Colombia (Santa Marta region).
- lacrymiger (Des Murs, 1849) - E Andes of Colombia (from Norte de Santander S to Bogotá); also adjacent W Venezuela (Perijá Mts, Mérida Andes).
- lafresnayi (Cabanis & Heine, 1859) - coastal cordillera of N Venezuela (Carabobo E to Miranda, and SW Sucre; recent sight record from Lara probably involved this race).
- sanctaemartae (Chapman, 1912) - N Colombia (Santa Marta region).
- lacrymiger (Des Murs, 1849) - E Andes of Colombia (from Norte de Santander S to Bogotá); also adjacent W Venezuela (Perijá Mts, Mérida Andes).
- lafresnayi (Cabanis & Heine, 1859) - coastal cordillera of N Venezuela (Carabobo E to Miranda, and SW Sucre; recent sight record from Lara probably involved this race).
- sneiderni Meyer de Schauensee, 1945 - Colombia S from Bogotá (except Nariño), on both slopes of W & C Andes and W slope of E range, also upper Cauca and Magdalena Valleys.
- frigidus Meyer de Schauensee, 1951 - S Colombia (E Andean slopes in Nariño).
- aequatorialis (Menegaux, 1912) - Pacific slope of Andes in Nariño (SW Colombia), both slopes in Ecuador (in W, S to Loja); unclear whether birds on W Slope in NW Peru refer to aequatorialis or warscewiczi.
- warscewiczi (Cabanis & Heine, 1859) - E slope of Andes in extreme SE Ecuador and N & C Peru (Cajamarca and Amazonas S to Junín).
- carabayae Hellmayr, 1920 - E slope of Andes in SE Peru (Cuzco, Puno).
- bolivianus (Chapman, 1919) - E slope of Andes in NE & C Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, W Santa Cruz).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird hitting and swallowing a prey, in a tree trunk Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 18 sec 4.7 -
A bird searching for insects on a tree Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp warscewiczi)
Robert Schaefer 13 February 2007 4 years ago 24 sec 4.5 -
A bird climbing up a trunk and feeding Locality Podocarpus National Park, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (ssp warscewiczi)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 29 sec 4.5 -
An individual resting at a tree trunk Locality Podocarpus National Park, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (ssp warscewiczi)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 4 years ago 27 sec 4.1 -
A bird trying to eat a large insect Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp warscewiczi)
Robert Schaefer 13 February 2007 4 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
A bird entering a hole Locality San Miguel, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia (ssp sneiderni)
Pere Sugranyes 31 August 1997 6 years ago 10 sec 3.5
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woodcreeping
Locality Chicaque Natural Park, San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp lacrymiger)
mauricio rueda 8 December 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
Lateral view of climbing bird
Locality Macarao National Park, Venezuela (ssp lafresnayi)
Mikko Pyhälä 13 September 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
Perched in a branch, response after playback
Locality San Sebastián-La Castellana Reserve, El Retiro, Antioquía Department, Colombia
Juango8a 25 May 2011 25 weeks ago 3.6 -
Individual hitching up tree.
Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador
Miriam Bauman 27 December 2009 1 year ago 3.5 -
On a trunk
Locality Soatá, Boyacá Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 17 September 2011 35 weeks ago 3.4 -
Lateral view of climbing bird
Locality Macarao National Park, Venezuela (ssp lafresnayi)
Mikko Pyhälä 8 January 2011 1 year ago 3.4
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Song at dawn. Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp aequatorialis)
Nick Athanas 20 June 2003 2 years ago 4
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