Spot-throated Woodcreeper

Overview

The spot-throated woodcreeper, Certhiasomus stictolaemus, is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae and the sole member of its genus. Found throughout the Amazon Basin, it is classified as a species of Least Concern by the IUCN.

Identification

• Size of 16.5 to 19 cm with a slim body, long tail, and short slim bill.
• Mostly olive-brown above with a rufous chestnut rump and a tail that is russet to deep chestnut.
• Underparts feature a dull buff to olive-buff throat with darker speckles, transitioning to olive-brown on the breast with buff wedge-shaped spots.
• Song is described as a high, short, staccato rattle that slightly rises and trails off, with a stuttered 'sip! sip-ip-ip' alarm call.

Habitat

Inhabits the Amazon Basin across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Suriname. It favours the interior of undisturbed humid forest, though it also occurs in mature secondary forest and at forest edges. Elevation range extends from near sea level to 500 m.

Diet

Feeds on tiny to small arthropods by picking them from the substrate or making brief sallies from tree trunks. It almost always forages as part of a mixed-species feeding flock, usually hitching itself up trunks between the ground and 10 m in height.

Did you know?

Despite appearing to be a fairly common to common bird, it may be undercounted in the wild due to its inconspicuous nature. It is highly sensitive to forest disturbance, a factor that may impact its believed decreasing population size.