Woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae)
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes affinis) - HBW 8, p. 440
French: Grimpar moucheté
German: Perlkappen-Baumsteiger
Spanish: Trepatroncos Coronipunteado
Taxonomy: Dendrocolaptes affinis Lafresnaye, 1839, Mexico.
Forms a superspecies with L. lacrymiger, and treated as conspecific by most authors; separated on basis of plumage and vocal differences, although detailed analysis of vocal characters yet to be undertaken. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lignicida (Bangs & Penard, 1919) - NE Mexico (SW Tamaulipas, E San Luis Potosí).
- affinis (Lafresnaye, 1839) - both Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Middle America, from E & S Mexico (extreme SE San Luis Potosí, W Guerrero) S to N Nicaragua.
- neglectus (Ridgway, 1909) - mountains of Costa Rica and W Panama (Chiriquí Highlands).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, looking for prey under the moss. Locality El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 2 years ago 44 sec 3 -
A bird moving up a trunk and foraging. Locality La Soledad, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 16 April 2009 2 years ago 27 sec 2.8 -
A bird foraging in a tree trunk. Locality El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 2 years ago 44 sec 2
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On a trunk.
Locality Los Tarrales Private Reserve, Suchitepéquez Department, Guatemala (ssp affinis)
Knut Eisermann 30 August 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
Bird in a tree
Locality Guasca, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 11 April 2010 2 years ago 2.3
- No sound recordings available yet
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