Long-billed woodcreeper
The long-billed woodcreeper (Nasica longirostris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the woodcreepers. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Nasica.[2]
| Long-billed woodcreeper | |
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| at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Nasica Lesson, 1830 |
| Species: | N. longirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Nasica longirostris (Vieillot, 1818) | |
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, and Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia; also the middle and upper Orinoco River Basin of Venezuela. It is also found in most of Guianan French Guiana bordering the northeast Amazon Basin and Brazilian state Amapá. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps.
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Nasica longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Monroe, Burt L.; Sibley, Charles G. (1997). A World Checklist of Birds. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 173. ISBN 0-300-07083-7.
External links
- Long-billed woodcreeper videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Long-billed woodcreeper photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res; Article tropicalbirding
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