Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Buff-throated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus guttatus) - 17Aug2022

The Buff-throated Woodcreeper is one of the many species in South America that is a mess taxonomically.  If you look at the Wiki entry it would have you believe this species only inhabits the far east of Brazil and a disjunct population in northern South America.  If you look at the eBird visual, it shows a far greater range across much of the northern half of South America.  The latter works better for me as I did see it in the Pantanal in Brazil which is smack dab in the middle.  This confusion stems from the fact that this bird is placed in a different taxonomy depending on which authority you follow.  I follow eBird which uses Clements taxonomy. 







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