Elegant Woodcreeper

The Elegant Woodcreeper is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Elegant Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus elegans) is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). It was formerly considered a subspecies of Spix's Woodcreeper. It is found in the western and southern Amazon in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is tropical humid lowland forests. The subspecies X. e. juruanus is sometimes treated as a separate species, Juruá Woodcreeper. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Xiphorhynchus elegans. More

The Elegant Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus elegans) is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae). It was formerly considered ... en.wikipedia.org 2 Xiphorhynchus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Xiphorhynchus is a genus of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily (Dendrocolaptinae) ... Juruá Woodcreeper or Ihering's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus (elegans) juruanus ... en.wikipedia.org 3 Elegant Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus elegans) - BirdLife ... Search for information on all of the world's bird species. ... More

against the larger Elegant Woodcreeper, which generally dominates it, even forcing it into marginal habitats. Most woodcreepers are highly territorial, but "territorial" defence is not necessarily of the same kind as that demonstrated by passerines of temperate regions. For example, among species of understorey-dwelling Xiphorhynchus studied by Pierpont in south-eastern Peru, territorial defence manifests itself in the eviction of intruders from understorey flocks. More