A medium-sized woodcreeper, 25 to 27 cm, with reddish-brown plumage on the back and fine whitish streaks on the neck and breast. The streaks are less defined than in the narrow-billed or scimitar-billed woodcreepers. The bill is medium-sized, broad and straight, unlike the curved bill of the scimitar-billed woodcreeper. The tail is reddish and stiff. It inhabits the gallery forest and the woodland with medium-sized and large trees, being more tied to dense forest than the Chaco woodcreepers.
Behaviour
Solitary. It climbs the forest trunks in spiraling movements, pecking at the bark. It often joins mixed flocks of understory insectivores. The song is a series of descending notes. It is distinguished from the narrow-billed woodcreeper by its broader, straighter bill and its preference for dense forest.
How and when to see it
Year-round in the portals with well-preserved gallery forest. Portal Galarza, San Antonio and Cambyretá.
Where to see it in the Iberá
The gateways of the Great Iberá Park where planalto woodcreeper has confirmed presence:
Tours to see it
Verified providers operating at the gateways where planalto woodcreeper lives. You contact them directly on WhatsApp from the app.
- Jurassic Plant - Night Tour
The only carnivorous-plant garden in Argentina and a pioneer in Latin America. A guided…★ 5.0 - Guyra Wild Guides - Birding
Birdwatching tour and photo safari with specialized ornithologist guides. Yamil and…★ 5.0 - SKYVY - Astrotourism
Astrotourism in Loreto, 17 km from the San Antonio portal. Night-sky observation with a…★ 5.0 - Navegando Ituzaingó
Private sailboat rides on the Paraná with captain Mario: sunrise, morning and sunset…★ 5.0
Species profile
- Common namePlanalto Woodcreeper
- Scientific nameDendrocolaptes platyrostris
- GroupBird
- StatusNative
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