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Point-tailed Palmcreeper
Berlepschia rikeri
Point-tailed Palmcreeper (Berlepschia rikeri) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Point-tailed Palmcreeper (Berlepschia rikeri) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 37 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 Berlepschia
- Species rikeri
Quick facts
- Weight
- 37 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Point-tailed Palmcreeper 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 Point-tailed Palmcreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Point-tailed Palmcreeper (Berlepschia rikeri) belongs to the Furnariidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 37 g, with a wing length of about 9.6 cm and a tail of around 7.8 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 5.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Point-tailed Palmcreeper?
The Point-tailed Palmcreeper is a small bird that weighs around 37 g.
Where does the Point-tailed Palmcreeper live?
The Point-tailed Palmcreeper is found across South America with a range covering SA Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Point-tailed Palmcreeper belong to?
The Point-tailed Palmcreeper (Berlepschia rikeri) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Point-tailed Palmcreeper eat?
The Point-tailed Palmcreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Point-tailed Palmcreeper migrate?
The Point-tailed Palmcreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Point-tailed Palmcreeper 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 Point-tailed Palmcreeper make?
1 real field recording of the Point-tailed Palmcreeper — 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 Point-tailed Palmcreeper's range?
The Point-tailed Palmcreeper has a mapped global range of about 5.2 million km².
Conservation
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