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Elegant woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus elegans) PNYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 23, 2020 Elegant woodcreeper,Geotagged,Peru,Winter,Xiphorhynchus elegans Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Elegant woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus elegans)

PNYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 23, 2020

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Excellent! What is the defining characteristic of this one, Thibaud? Other than being elegant of course :) Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
      Thibaud Aronson
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      Haha I have no idea! Without its song, it's actually almost indistinguishable from the Ocellated Woodcreeper. Posted 4 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        Alright, thanks! Posted 4 years ago

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The Elegant woodcreeper

The elegant woodcreeper is a species of bird in the woodcreeper subfamily . 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.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Nov 5, 2020. Captured Aug 23, 2020 09:01 in Palcazu, 19320, Peru.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO8000
  • 463mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.