Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Woodcreepers no image yet Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Dendrocolaptidae Genera many:see text The woodcreepers are a family of passerine bird species found only in tropical South America. These brownish birds feed mainly on insects taken from tree trunks, and superficially resemble the Old World treecreepers. However, they are not related. Woodcreepers are forest birds which nest in holes or crevices; 2-3 white eggs are laid, and incubated forabout 15 days. Family: Dendrocolaptidae Tyrannine Woodcreeper, Dendrocincla tyrannina Thrush-like Woodcreeper, Dendrocincla turdina Tawny-winged Woodcreeper, Dendrocincla anabatina Plain-brown Woodcreeper, Dendrocincla fuliginosa White-chinned Woodcreeper, Dendrocincla merula Ruddy Woodcreeper, Dendrocincla homochroa Long-tailed Woodcreeper, Deconychura longicauda Spot-throated Woodcreeper, Deconychura stictolaema Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Sittasomus griseicapillus Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, Glyphorynchus spirurus Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper, Drymornis bridgesii Long-billed Woodcreeper, Nasica longirostris Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper, Dendrexetastes rufigula Bar-bellied Woodcreeper, Hylexetastes stresemanni Red-billed Woodcreeper, Hylexetastes perrotii Uniform Woodcreeper, Hylexetastes uniformis Brigida's Woodcreeper, Hylexetastes brigidai White-throated Woodcreeper, Xiphocolaptes albicollis Moustached Woodcreeper, Xiphocolaptes falcirostris Great Rufous Woodcreeper, Xiphocolaptes major Strong-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus Northern Barred-Woodcreeper, Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper, Dendrocolaptes certhia Hoffmann's Woodcreeper, Dendrocolaptes hoffmannsi Black-banded Woodcreeper, Dendrocolaptes picumnus Planalto Woodcreeper, Dendrocolaptes platyrostris Straight-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus picus Zimmer's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus necopinus Striped Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus obsoletus Ocellated Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus ocellatus Spix's Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus spixii Buff-throated Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus guttatus Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus pardalotus Cocoa Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus susurrans Ivory-billed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Black-striped Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus Spotted Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus erythropygius Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Xiphorhynchus triangularis White-striped Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes leucogaster Streak-headed Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes souleyetii Narrow-billed Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes angustirostris Spot-crowned Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes affinis Montane Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger Scaled Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes squamatus Lesser Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes fuscus Lineated Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes albolineatus Greater Scythebill, Campylorhamphus pucherani Red-billed Scythebill, Campylorhamphus trochilirostris Brown-billed Scythebill, Campylorhamphus pusillus Black-billed Scythebill, Campylorhamphus falcularius Curve-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus procurvoides This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.