Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Plain-winged Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla turdina
Plain-winged Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla turdina) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Plain-winged Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla turdina) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 39 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Dendrocincla
- Species turdina
Quick facts
- Weight
- 39 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Plain-winged Woodcreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Plain-winged Woodcreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Plain-winged Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla turdina) belongs to the Furnariidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA e Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 39 g, with a wing length of about 10.3 cm and a tail of around 8.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Plain-winged Woodcreeper?
The Plain-winged Woodcreeper is a small bird that weighs around 39 g.
Where does the Plain-winged Woodcreeper live?
The Plain-winged Woodcreeper is found across South America with a range covering SA e Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Plain-winged Woodcreeper belong to?
The Plain-winged Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla turdina) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Plain-winged Woodcreeper eat?
The Plain-winged Woodcreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Plain-winged Woodcreeper migrate?
The Plain-winged Woodcreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Plain-winged Woodcreeper endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Plain-winged Woodcreeper make?
1 real field recording of the Plain-winged Woodcreeper — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Plain-winged Woodcreeper's range?
The Plain-winged Woodcreeper has a mapped global range of about 1.2 million km².
Conservation
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