Long-billed woodcreeper
The long-billed woodcreeper (Nasica longirostris) is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Nasica.[2]
Long-billed woodcreeper | |
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at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Subfamily: | Dendrocolaptinae |
Genus: | Nasica Lesson, 1830 |
Species: | N. longirostris |
Binomial name | |
Nasica longirostris (Vieillot, 1818) | |
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The long-billed woodcreeper is genetically most closely related to the cinnamon-throated woodcreeper (Dendrexetastes rufigula).[3] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[4]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, and Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia; also the middle and upper Orinoco River Basin of Venezuela. It is also found in most of French Guiana bordering the northeast Amazon Basin and the Brazilian state of Amapá. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Nasica longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22703049A93901614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22703049A93901614.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Monroe, Burt L.; Sibley, Charles G. (1997). A World Checklist of Birds. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 173. ISBN 0-300-07083-7.
- Harvey, M.G.; et al. (2020). "The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot". Science. 370 (6522): 1343–1348. doi:10.1126/science.aaz6970. A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's website here.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
External links
- Long-billed woodcreeper videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Long-billed woodcreeper photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res; Article tropicalbirding