Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Olivaceous Woodcreeper
The Olivaceous Woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Sittasomus griseicapillus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Olivaceous Woodcreeper
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 15 subspecies for this species.
- Sittasomus griseicapillus jaliscensis
- Sittasomus griseicapillus gracileus
- Sittasomus griseicapillus sylvioides
- Sittasomus griseicapillus perijanus
- Sittasomus griseicapillus tachirensis
- Sittasomus griseicapillus griseus
- Sittasomus griseicapillus aequatorialis
- Sittasomus griseicapillus amazonus
- Sittasomus griseicapillus axillaris
- Sittasomus griseicapillus viridis
- Sittasomus griseicapillus transitivus
- Sittasomus griseicapillus griseicapillus
- Sittasomus griseicapillus reiseri
- Sittasomus griseicapillus olivaceus
- Sittasomus griseicapillus sylviellus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Dendrocopus griseicapillus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Paraguay; based on 'trepadore palido y roxo' of Azara; restricted to Concepcion del Paraguay by Hellmayr, 1925.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26 p.119
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-chinned Woodcreeper
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