The Amazonian barred woodcreeper is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Region
Amazon Basin
Typical Environment
Widely distributed through lowland and foothill rainforests of the Amazon in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is most common in mature terra firme forest but also uses várzea and seasonally flooded forests. The species tolerates light disturbance and forest edges, though it is less frequent in heavily degraded areas. It is generally tied to extensive forest cover with large trees for foraging and nesting.
Altitude Range
0–1500 m
Climate Zone
Tropical
Ease of Keeping
Beginner friendly: 1/5
A large woodcreeper of the Amazon, it forages by hitching up trunks and thick branches, prying insects from bark with its strong bill. It often joins mixed-species flocks and will occasionally attend army-ant swarms to snatch flushed prey. Nests are typically in tree cavities, where pairs defend a territory. Its ringing, whistled song carries far through mature rainforest.
Temperament
solitary and territorial
Flight Pattern
short rapid wingbeats between trees; mostly climbs rather than flies long distances
Social Behavior
Usually encountered singly or in pairs, moving methodically up trunks and large limbs. Often associates with mixed-species flocks, capitalizing on disturbed prey. Pairs nest in tree cavities and likely maintain year-round territories, with both sexes participating in nest defense.
Migratory Pattern
Resident
Song Description
A series of clear, carrying whistles that often descend slightly in pitch and may accelerate. Calls include sharp notes and chatter given during foraging or when alarmed.
