Woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae)
Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) - HBW 8, p. 434
French: Grimpar tacheté
German: Olivkappen-Baumsteiger
Spanish: Trepatroncos Manchado
Other common names: Berlepsch’s/Ecuadorian/Spot-throated Woodcreeper (“aequatorialis group”)
Taxonomy: Dendrornis erythropygia P. L. Sclater, 1860, Veracruz and Oaxaca = Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
Suggested sister-species to X. triangularis based on genetic comparison using “aequatorialis group”. The two sometimes regarded as forming a superspecies, or as conspecific; treatment as separate species supported by molecular evidence, vocalizations, apparent lack of intergradation, and elevational replacement where ranges approach (with at most, very limited sympatry on W slope of Andes in SW Colombia and W Ecuador). On basis of plumage and, to a lesser degree, voice and elevational preference, races divided into “erythropygius group” (including parvus) a.. View all taxonomy...
Suggested sister-species to X. triangularis based on genetic comparison using “aequatorialis group”. The two sometimes regarded as forming a superspecies, or as conspecific; treatment as separate species supported by molecular evidence, vocalizations, apparent lack of intergradation, and elevational replacement where ranges approach (with at most, very limited sympatry on W slope of Andes in SW Colombia and W Ecuador). On basis of plumage and, to a lesser degree, voice and elevational preference, races divided into “erythropygius group” (including parvus) and “aequatorialis group” (including punctigula and insolitus); races within each group poorly differentiated. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- erythropygius (P. L. Sclater, 1860) - highlands of C & S Mexico (extreme SE San Luis Potosí and Hidalgo S to C Oaxaca, also Guerrero).
- parvus Griscom, 1937 - S Mexican Highlands (extreme SE Oaxaca, Chiapas) and extreme NW El Salvador S to NC Nicaragua; also locally in S Belize.
- punctigula (Ridgway, 1889) - SE Nicaragua S to C Panama (E to Veraguas).
- erythropygius (P. L. Sclater, 1860) - highlands of C & S Mexico (extreme SE San Luis Potosí and Hidalgo S to C Oaxaca, also Guerrero).
- parvus Griscom, 1937 - S Mexican Highlands (extreme SE Oaxaca, Chiapas) and extreme NW El Salvador S to NC Nicaragua; also locally in S Belize.
- punctigula (Ridgway, 1889) - SE Nicaragua S to C Panama (E to Veraguas).
- insolitus Ridgway, 1909 - C & E Panama (W to Canal Zone) and NW Colombia (S along coast to N Chocó, also lower Cauca Valley (C Antioquia) and middle Magdalena Valley S to N Caldas).
- aequatorialis (Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884) - Pacific slope of W Andes from W Colombia (S from C Chocó, also upper Atrato Valley) S to SW Ecuador (S to W Loja).
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A bird climbing a mossy tree Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 26 sec 4.1 -
A bird in a small tree, singing once Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 30 sec 4 -
A bird in a small tree, eating a prey and looking for more Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 22 sec 3.8 -
A bird pecking on a tree trunk Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 36 sec 3.7 -
A bird in a tree trunk, preening Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 33 sec 3.7 -
A bird preening Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 33 sec 3.3
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perched
Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp aequatorialis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 5 November 2007 2 years ago 3.3 -
A bird hitching up trunk.
Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Miriam Bauman 21 December 2009 1 year ago 2.2 -
A bird climbing a tree.
Locality Xalapa, Veracruz State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp saltuarius)
albert 16 August 2008 3 years ago 1.5
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Songs from two birds. Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp aequatorialis)
Nick Athanas 4 March 2007 2 years ago 4
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