Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper
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The Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper (Lochmias nematura) is a passerine bird of South America belonging to the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds. It is the only member of the genus Lochmias.
This bird is about 6 in (15 cm) long, with a short tail and a long, thin, slightly curved bill. The plumage is dark brown, densely spotted white on the underparts. There is a white stripe over the eye and the tail is blackish. The song is an accelerating trill, lasting for about five seconds.
There are six subspecies which differ little:
- Lochmias nematura castanonotus - south-east Venezuela
- Lochmias nematura chimantae - southern Venezuela
- Lochmias nematura nelsoni - Panama (eastern Darién)
- Lochmias nematura nematura - south-east Brazil, north-east Argentina, eastern Paraguay, northern Uruguay.
- Lochmias nematura obscuratus - Peru, Bolivia
- Lochmias nematura sororius - Colombia, Ecuador, northern Venezuela, north-east Peru
It inhabits dense undergrowth near streams, particularly in humid premontane and montane forest[1], foraging on the ground for insects and other invertebrates[2]. It usually occurs alone or in pairs and is often shy and hard to see. The nest is ball-shaped with a side-entrance and is built on the ground.
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- BirdLife International (2004). Lochmias nematura. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on 25 January 2008.
- de L. Fávaro, Fernando; dos Anjos, Luiz; Lopes, Edson V.; Mendonça, Luciana B. & Volpato, Graziele H. (2006): Efeito do gradiente altitudinal/latitudinal sobre espécies de aves florestais da família Furnariidae na Bacia do Rio Tibagi, Paraná, Brasil [Effect of altitudinal/latitudinal gradient about forest ovenbirds species (Aves: Furnariidae) in the Tibagi river basin, Paraná, Brazil]. [Portuguese with English abstract] Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 23(1): 261–266. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752006000100020 PDF fulltext
- Meyer de Schauensee, Rodolphe & Phelps, William H. (1978): A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela. Princeton University Press.
- Ridgely, Robert S. & Gwynne, John A. (1989) A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras. Princeton University Press.
- Salaman, Paul G.W.; Stiles, F. Gary; Bohórquez, Clara Isabel; Álvarez-R., Mauricio; Umaña, Ana María; Donegan, Thomas M. & Cuervo, Andrés M. (2002): New and noteworthy bird records from the east slope of the andes of Colombia. Caldasia 24(1): 157-189. PDF fulltext
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