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Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 14.6 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 Glyphorynchus
- Species spirurus
Where it lives
Southern Mexico through Amazonia; eastern Brazil
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Wedge-billed 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 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) belongs to the Furnariidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA s Mexico through Amazonia; e Brazil.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.6 g, with a wing length of about 6.9 cm and a tail of around 6.6 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 7.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper?
The Wedge-billed Woodcreeper is a very small bird that weighs around 14.6 g.
Where does the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper live?
The Wedge-billed Woodcreeper is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA s Mexico through Amazonia; e Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper belong to?
The Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper eat?
The Wedge-billed Woodcreeper is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper migrate?
The Wedge-billed Woodcreeper is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Wedge-billed 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 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper make?
1 real field recording of the Wedge-billed 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 Wedge-billed Woodcreeper's range?
The Wedge-billed Woodcreeper has a mapped global range of about 7.4 million km².
Conservation
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