Black-banded Woodcreeper
A species of Barred Woodcreepers and Allies Scientific name : Dendrocolaptes picumnus Genus : Barred Woodcreepers and Allies
Black-banded Woodcreeper, A species of Barred Woodcreepers and Allies
Botanical name: Dendrocolaptes picumnus
Genus: Barred Woodcreepers and Allies
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Description
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Description
The black-banded woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus) is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily, the woodcreepers. It is discontinuously spread from Chiapas to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. 
Size
31 cm
Feeding Habits
Black-banded Woodcreeper predominantly feeds on arthropods and small vertebrates. It utilizes specialized foraging methods to extract prey from crevices in wood and other vegetation. This woodcreeper exhibits adaptability in feeding times and demonstrates unique behaviors suited to its varied diet.
Habitat
Black-banded Woodcreeper is typically found in a variety of forested environments including tropical lowlands, upper tropical zones, and lower temperate highlands. It inhabits deciduous, semi-deciduous, and humid evergreen forests, as well as cloudforests and pine-oak woodlands. The species thrives in the interior of mature forests that have an open understory, but it can also be spotted in older second growths and at forest edges. Geographically, black-banded Woodcreeper encompasses regions ranging from Amazonian terra firme and floodplain forests to montane areas, with elevational distributions varying broadly from lowlands up to 3000 meters in certain Central American highlands.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Scientific Classification
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