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Lepidocolaptes fuscus
TAXONOMY
Lepidocolaptes fuscus Vieillot, 1818.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Grimpar brun; German: Schlankschnabel-Baumsteiger; Spanish: Chinchero Enano.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Body length about 7 in (17–18 cm). A medium-sized, rather slender woodcreeper with a long tail and a slim, short, downcurved bill. The back and tail are colored rufous-brown, the throat is whitish, and the underparts are brown-and-white streaked.
DISTRIBUTION
Occurs widely in northeastern South America, in eastern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.
HABITAT
Inhabits humid lowland tropical forest, mature secondary forest, and montane forest as high as about 4,300 ft (1,300 m).
BEHAVIOR
Usually occurs singly or in pairs, but may also accompany mixedspecies foraging flocks. The song is a trill-like series of notes.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Forages for arthropods on tree-trunks and stout branches.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Lays two or 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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