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Ocellated Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus ocellatus(Spix, JB, 1824)

English (US) Ocellated Woodcreeper

The Ocellated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus ocellatus) 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 ocellatus
Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Ocellated Woodcreeper
Described by
(Spix, JB, 1824)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Dendrocolaptes ocellatus
Described by
(Spix, JB, 1824)
Type locality
Piaui; error, mouth of the Rio Madeira suggested as type locality by Hellmayr, antea, 1925, p. 311.
Original description
Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 1 p.88 pl.91 fig.1

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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