Woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae)
Red-billed Woodcreeper (Hylexetastes perrotii) - HBW 8, p. 412
French: Grimpar de Perrot
German: Weißbart-Baumsteiger
Spanish: Trepatroncos Piquirrojo
Other common names: Brigida’s Woodcreeper (brigidai); Uniform Woodcreeper (uniformis)
Taxonomy: Dendrocolaptes Perrotii Lafresnaye, 1844, Colombia; error = “Cayenne”.
Close to and possibly conspecific with H. stresemanni, having similarities in voice and morphology; race insignis of latter has characters suggesting possible intergradation between the two. Race uniformis treated by some authors as a separate species on basis of differences in plumage and, to lesser extent, body size, despite vocal similarity and a lack of behavioral data; brigidai recently described as a full species on basis of diagnostic but relatively subtle plumage characters, but is similar structurally and vocally to uniformis; intermediates not know.. View all taxonomy...
Close to and possibly conspecific with H. stresemanni, having similarities in voice and morphology; race insignis of latter has characters suggesting possible intergradation between the two. Race uniformis treated by some authors as a separate species on basis of differences in plumage and, to lesser extent, body size, despite vocal similarity and a lack of behavioral data; brigidai recently described as a full species on basis of diagnostic but relatively subtle plumage characters, but is similar structurally and vocally to uniformis; intermediates not known, but total number of specimens small. Morphological and vocal similarities to nominate (songs possibly not identical), however, suggest that both are better considered races of present species. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- perrotii (Lafresnaye, 1844) - NE Amazonia, N of Amazon, in E Venezuela (R Yuruán, in NE Bolivar), the Guianas and N Brazil (lower R Negro and C Roraima E to Amapá).
- uniformis Hellmayr, 1909 - S Amazonia, S of Amazon, in Brazil (R Madeira and tributaries E to upper R Xingu, S to SW Mato Grosso) and NE Bolivia.
- brigidai da Silva et al., 1995 - SE Amazonian Brazil, S of Amazon, in Pará from R Xingu E to R Tocantins and R Araguaia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird creeping and calling Locality Pousada Rio Roosevelt, Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp uniformis)
Bret Whitney 31 May 2007 4 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
A bird climbing trees at dawn. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp brigidai)
Josep del Hoyo 10 August 2011 34 weeks ago 25 sec 3.7 -
A bird climbing a thin tree at dawn, and singing once. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp brigidai)
Josep del Hoyo 10 August 2011 34 weeks ago 28 sec 3.2
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A bird climbing a tree at dawn.
Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp brigidai)
Josep del Hoyo 10 August 2011 37 weeks ago 2.2
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A bird calling repeatedly. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil
(ssp brigidai)
Josep del Hoyo 10 August 2011 37 weeks ago 4.7 -
calls and song, in response to playback Locality Serra dos Caiabis, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp uniformis)
Bradley Davis 29 July 2006 2 years ago 3.5
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