Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes affinis
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes affinis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes affinis) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 35 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 Lepidocolaptes
- Species affinis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 35 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Spot-crowned 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 Spot-crowned Woodcreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes affinis) belongs to the Furnariidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA ne Mexico to w Panama.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 35 g, with a wing length of about 10.8 cm and a tail of around 10.1 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 238,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Spot-crowned Woodcreeper?
The Spot-crowned Woodcreeper is a small bird that weighs around 35 g.
Where does the Spot-crowned Woodcreeper live?
The Spot-crowned Woodcreeper is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA ne Mexico to w Panama, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Spot-crowned Woodcreeper belong to?
The Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes affinis) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Spot-crowned Woodcreeper eat?
The Spot-crowned Woodcreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Spot-crowned Woodcreeper migrate?
The Spot-crowned Woodcreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Spot-crowned 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 Spot-crowned Woodcreeper make?
1 real field recording of the Spot-crowned Woodcreeper — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Spot-crowned Woodcreeper's range?
The Spot-crowned Woodcreeper has a mapped global range of about 238,000 km².
Conservation
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