Woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae)
Streak-headed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii) - HBW 8, p. 442
French: Grimpar de Souleyet
German: Lanzettstrichel-Baumsteiger
Spanish: Trepatroncos Cabecirrayado
Other common names: Souleyet’s Woodcreeper
Taxonomy: Dendrocolaptes Souleyetii Des Murs, 1849, Paita, Piura, north-west Peru.
Appears to be closely related to L. affinis, L. lacrymiger and L. albolineatus. Races lineaticeps, littoralis and uaireni poorly differentiated from one another, whereas nominate and esmeraldae appear to represent extremes in a cline. Assessment of geographical variation complicated by marked individual and age-related variation in size, in width and extent of streaking above and below, in shade of upperparts, and in intensity of buff coloration on throat and underparts. Birds from SE Mexico to N Honduras often recognized as race insi.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Dendrocolaptes Souleyetii Des Murs, 1849, Paita, Piura, north-west Peru.
Appears to be closely related to L. affinis, L. lacrymiger and L. albolineatus. Races lineaticeps, littoralis and uaireni poorly differentiated from one another, whereas nominate and esmeraldae appear to represent extremes in a cline. Assessment of geographical variation complicated by marked individual and age-related variation in size, in width and extent of streaking above and below, in shade of upperparts, and in intensity of buff coloration on throat and underparts. Birds from SE Mexico to N Honduras often recognized as race insiginis, said to differ from compressus in deeper buff throat and broader streaking both above and below, but neither character seems geographically related and considered better merged with latter; variation in Middle America most evident as cline of decreasing size from N to S. Seven subspecies recognized.
Appears to be closely related to L. affinis, L. lacrymiger and L. albolineatus. Races lineaticeps, littoralis and uaireni poorly differentiated from one another, whereas nominate and esmeraldae appear to represent extremes in a cline. Assessment of geographical variation complicated by marked individual and age-related variation in size, in width and extent of streaking above and below, in shade of upperparts, and in intensity of buff coloration on throat and underparts. Birds from SE Mexico to N Honduras often recognized as race insiginis, said to differ from compressus in deeper buff throat and broader streaking both above and below, but neither character seems geographically related and considered better merged with latter; variation in Middle America most evident as cline of decreasing size from N to S. Seven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- guerrerensis van Rossem, 1939 - W Mexico (Sierra Madre del Sur, in Guerrero and SW Oaxaca).
- compressus (Cabanis, 1861) - lowlands on both slopes of Middle America from S Mexico (S Veracruz, SW Campeche, SW Chiapas) S to W Panama (E Chiriquí, W Bocas del Toro).
- lineaticeps (Lafresnaye, 1850) - C & E Panama (E from Canal Zone), N & E Colombia (except Santa Marta region) and W Venezuela (Táchira, W Mérida, extreme W Barinas).
- guerrerensis van Rossem, 1939 - W Mexico (Sierra Madre del Sur, in Guerrero and SW Oaxaca).
- compressus (Cabanis, 1861) - lowlands on both slopes of Middle America from S Mexico (S Veracruz, SW Campeche, SW Chiapas) S to W Panama (E Chiriquí, W Bocas del Toro).
- lineaticeps (Lafresnaye, 1850) - C & E Panama (E from Canal Zone), N & E Colombia (except Santa Marta region) and W Venezuela (Táchira, W Mérida, extreme W Barinas).
- littoralis (Hartert & Goodson, 1917) - NW Colombia (Santa Marta region, Atlántico), N & C Venezuela (NW Zulia E to Sucre, S to Orinoco region), Guyana and extreme N Brazil (upper R Branco); also Trinidad.
- uaireni Phelps, Sr. & Phelps, Jr., 1950 - Known only from type locality on R Uairén, in extreme SE Venezuela (SE Bolívar).
- esmeraldae Chapman, 1923 - SW Colombia (Nariño) and W Ecuador (S through most of El Oro).
- souleyetii (Des Murs, 1849) - SW Ecuador (S El Oro, Loja) and NW Peru (S to Lambayeque).
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An adult entering in the nest with a small prey, then flying away. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp esmeraldae)
Yanayacu Biological Station 25 March 2004 4 years ago 22 sec 4.8 -
A bird carrying vegetation in its beak and examining a nest box Locality Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador (ssp esmeraldae)
Richard Garrigues 7 January 2007 5 years ago 29 sec 4.5 -
bird preening Locality Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp souleyetii)
Daniêl Jimenez 20 November 2012 13 weeks ago 1 min 2 sec 4.4 -
An adult carrying a moth to the nest. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp esmeraldae)
Yanayacu Biological Station 25 March 2004 4 years ago 15 sec 4.4 -
An adult carrying a small larva to the nest. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp esmeraldae)
Yanayacu Biological Station 25 March 2004 4 years ago 20 sec 4.4 -
An adult arriving to the nest in a dead trunk, carrying a larva, and leaving it with a fecal sac in the bill. Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp esmeraldae)
Yanayacu Biological Station 25 March 2004 4 years ago 30 sec 4.3
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A bird creeping up a tree
Locality Cumboto, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp littoralis)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 27 May 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
Adult foraging low down on a trunk
Locality Cerro Blanco Protected Forest, Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador
William Price 22 October 2012 22 weeks ago 4 -
Adult perched on trunk.
Locality Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador (ssp esmeraldae)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 13 August 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A bird foraging on an Acnistus arborescens tree.
Locality El Relleno, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica (ssp compressus)
manuel retana 14 January 2011 2 years ago 3.8 -
A bird foraging on a tree.
Locality Villanueva de Pedregoso, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica (ssp compressus)
manuel retana 12 September 2012 39 weeks ago 3.8 -
Streak-headed Woodcreeper - Agua Blanco, Puerto Lopez, Ecuador
Locality Ecuador
Ron Flemal 24 April 2009 4 years ago 3.5
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Song. Locality Cerro Blanco Protected Forest, Guayaquil, Guayas Province, Ecuador
(ssp esmeraldae)
Nick Athanas 8 January 2002 3 years ago 4
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