Nasica longirostris
TAXONOMY
Nasica longirostris Vieillot, 1818.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Grimpar nasican; German: Langschnabel-Baumsteiger;
Spanish: Trepatronco de Pico Largo.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Body length 14–14.5 in (35–36 cm). A large woodcreeper with a
long tail and a stout, slightly downcurved, white-colored bill that
makes up about one-third of the body length. The back and tail
are colored rufous-brown, the neck and back of head are brown
speckled with white, and the throat and chest are white.
DISTRIBUTION
Occurs throughout much of tropical South America, including
southwestern Venezuela, eastern parts of Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru, and Bolivia, and most of Amazonian Brazil.
HABITAT
Inhabits humid, lowland, non-flooded tropical forest, usually
close to surface water, as high as about 1,000 ft (300 m). Occurs
in the middle and higher levels of the canopy.
BEHAVIOR
Usually occurs singly or in pairs. The song is a series of three
or four long, eerie, whistled notes.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Forages for arthropods on tree-trunks and stout branches, often
near forest-edges in the vicinity of a body of water.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Lays two to three eggs in a nest in a tree-cavity or abandoned
woodpecker hole. The sexes share incubation and care of the
nestlings.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened. A widespread and locally abundant species.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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