Great Rufous Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes major (Vieillot, 1818)

Great Rufous Woodcreeper, Xiphocolaptes major, is a bird of the Furnariidae family found in southern South America, with its breeding range in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. It lives in a wide spread of wooded habitats, including dry woodland, semi-deciduous woodland, gallery forest, Gran Chaco woodland, scrubby forest, cerrado and wooded savanna. It usually keeps to the forest interior, though it may also use edges. The species is a resident all year. It is the largest member of its subfamily and has a heavy body with a long, slightly curved bill.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Furnariidae — Ovenbirds

Breeding range

South America: sc