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Species record

Straight-billed Woodcreeper

Dendroplex picus

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Primary Traits

FamilyFurnariidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatWoodland
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

40.4 g

Elevation

0 m - 600 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Dendroplex picus

English name

Straight-billed Woodcreeper

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Furnariidae

Genus

Dendroplex

Species

picus

Data source

BSA, BOTW, D07

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

33 g

Maximum female mass

51 g

Minimum male mass

34 g

Maximum male mass

42 g

Minimum unsexed mass

35 g

Maximum unsexed mass

47 g

Average mass

40.4 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

600 m

Maximum elevation

1,400 m

Elevation range

600 m

Typical elevation

300 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Woodland

Habitat breadth

6

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

0.92

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cavity (tree)

Nest substrate

Stump, Nest, Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

Both

Minimum incubation period

17 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

17 d

Maximum fledging period

18 d

Nest parasitism

Victim of Parasitism

Average clutch size

2.5

Average fledging period

17.5 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary