| Spot-throated Woodcreeper | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Certhiasomus Derryberry et al., 2010 |
| Species: | C. stictolaema |
| Binomial name | |
| Certhiasomus stictolaema (Pelzeln, 1868) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Deconychura stictolaema |
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The Spot-throated Woodcreeper (Certhiasomus stictolaemus) is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is the only species in the genus Certhiasomus (i.e. the genus is monotypic). It was formerly included in Deconychura together with the Long-tailed Woodcreeper, but the two are not closely related.[1]
It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It has three subspecies: Certhiasomus stictolaemus secundus of sColombia,sVenezuela:sAmazonas,neEcuador,nePeru,nwBrazil:east to Rio Negro & Rio Madeira Certhiasomus stictolaemus clarior of Brazil:from Rio Negro east to Amapá,French Guiana,Guyana Certhiasomus stictolaemus stictolaemus of Brazil:south of Amazon from Rio Madeira east to lower Rio Tocantins & Maranhão & south to northern Mato Grosso