[order] Passeriformes | [family] Dendrocolaptidae | [latin] Lepidocolaptes angustirostris | [UK] Narrow-billed Woodcreeper | [FR] Grimpar a bec etroit | [DE] Sudlicher Weissbauch-Baumsteiger | [ES] Trepatroncos Chico | [IT] Rampichino beccosottile | [NL] Wenkbrauw-muisspecht
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Breeding Range | Breeding Range 2 | Non Breeding Range |
| Lepidocolaptes | angustirostris | SA | e, c, sc | ||
| Lepidocolaptes | angustirostris | angustirostris | |||
| Lepidocolaptes | angustirostris | bahiae | |||
| Lepidocolaptes | angustirostris | bivittatus | |||
| Lepidocolaptes | angustirostris | certhiolus | |||
| Lepidocolaptes | angustirostris | coronatus | |||
| Lepidocolaptes | angustirostris | dabbenei | |||
| Lepidocolaptes | angustirostris | griseiceps | |||
| Lepidocolaptes | angustirostris | hellmayri | |||
| Lepidocolaptes | angustirostris | praedatus |
Physical charateristics
Crown brownish grey streaked white. Lores and ear coverts blackish grey. Mantle, tail and wings plain rufous chestnut. Sides of head and nape and under surface creamy white. Much more lighter than all other Woodcreepers. Long grey bill slightly decurved at the tip. Sexes are alike.
Listen to the sound of Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
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Range
Found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.
Habitat
Open woodland and savanna landscapes and a variety of forests. Also plantations and forest clearings. In Suriname found in open savanna, not dense forest like the other Woodcreepers.
Reproduction
Nest in a variety of cavities from old Woodpecker nests to man-made structures. Entrance no more than 4 meters above ground. Clutch size 3-4 eggs.
Feeding habits
Mainly anthropods like beetles and spiders, sometimes vertebrates like small lizards and frogs. It lives alone or in pairs, often following mixed-species flocks of insectivorous birds. It spirals up trunks to search for insects and other small invertebrates.
Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 6,600,000 km