Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius(Sclater, PL, 1860)
English (US) Spotted Woodcreeper
The Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) 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
- Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Spotted Woodcreeper
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Xiphorhynchus erythropygius erythropygius
- Xiphorhynchus erythropygius parvus
- Xiphorhynchus erythropygius punctigula
- Xiphorhynchus erythropygius insolitus
- Xiphorhynchus erythropygius aequatorialis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Dendrornis erythropygia
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1860)
- Type locality
- Veracruz and Oaxaca; type from Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.27, no.3 p.366
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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