Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
A species of Narrow-billed Streaked Woodcreepers Scientific name : Lepidocolaptes affinis Genus : Narrow-billed Streaked Woodcreepers
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper, A species of Narrow-billed Streaked Woodcreepers
Botanical name: Lepidocolaptes affinis
Genus: Narrow-billed Streaked Woodcreepers
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Description
The spot-crowned woodcreeper is typically 21.5 cm (8.5 in) long, and weighs 35 g (1.2 oz). It has a spotted crown, olive brown upperparts with fine streaking on the upper back, a chestnut rump, wings and tail, and heavily streaked olive-brown underparts. The bill is slender and decurved. Young birds are duller with less distinct streaking and crown spots. The call is a squeaky deeik and the song is a trill and rattle deeeeeeah hihihihihi. The spot-crowned woodcreeper is very similar to streak-headed woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes souleyetii, but is larger, has a spotted crown, and is the only woodcreeper found at high altitudes. 
Size
22 cm
Life Expectancy
6 years
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper primarily consumes spiders and insects, foraging by probing into bark crevices on tree trunks. Possessing a specialized bill, spot-crowned Woodcreeper is adapted to maneuver in tight spaces, extracting prey with precision. It typically forages alone, searching for food throughout the day.
Habitat
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper predominantly inhabits montane and cloud forests, ranging from subtropical to temperate zones at elevations of 1000-3500 m. Their habitat includes mature, mossy, and epiphyte-rich woodlands, as well as semi-open areas, with a preference for older second growth, fragmented forest, and edges. They can also be found in deciduous, oak, pine, and pine-oak woodlands, plantation areas, and highland clearings. Although mostly found in high-elevation habitats, in winter, spot-crowned Woodcreeper may occasionally descend to the higher regions of lowland rainforests or arid hills.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
This woodcreeper is found in mountains from 1000 m to the timberline in mossy, epiphyte-laden forest and adjacent semi-open woodland and clearings.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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