Photo: Tim Sackton from Somerville, MA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Northern Barred Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Northern Barred Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Northern Barred Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 66.9 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 Dendrocolaptes
- Species sanctithomae
Quick facts
- Weight
- 66.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Northern Barred 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 Northern Barred Woodcreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Northern Barred Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae) is a member of the Furnariidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA s Mexico to nw Ecuador.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 66.9 g, with a wing length of about 12.6 cm and a tail of around 11.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 591,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Northern Barred Woodcreeper?
The Northern Barred Woodcreeper is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 66.9 g.
Where does the Northern Barred Woodcreeper live?
The Northern Barred Woodcreeper is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA s Mexico to nw Ecuador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Northern Barred Woodcreeper belong to?
The Northern Barred Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Northern Barred Woodcreeper eat?
The Northern Barred Woodcreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Northern Barred Woodcreeper migrate?
The Northern Barred Woodcreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Northern Barred 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 Northern Barred Woodcreeper make?
1 real field recording of the Northern Barred 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 Northern Barred Woodcreeper's range?
The Northern Barred Woodcreeper has a mapped global range of about 591,000 km².
Conservation
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