Montane Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger (Lafresnaye, 1849)

Montane Woodcreeper, Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger, is a passerine of the ovenbird family found from western Venezuela to central Bolivia. It is a bird of montane forests and related woodland, mostly at middle to upper elevations, and it also uses cloudforest, mature secondary growth, clearings and treed pasture. The species has a slim, slightly downcurved bill and the sexes look alike. It was once treated as the same species as the Spot-crowned Woodcreeper before being separated in the early 2000s. Its breeding season usually falls between April and August.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Furnariidae — Ovenbirds

Breeding range

South America: w Venezuela to c Bolivia