Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper

The chestnut-rumped woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus pardalotus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. == Taxonomy and systematics == The chestnut-rumped woodcreeper has two subspecies, the nominate X. p. pardalotus (Vieillot, 1818) and X. p. caurensis (Todd, 1948). == Description == The chestnut-rumped woodcreeper is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a longish, slim, slightly decurved bill. The species is 20 to 23.5 cm (7.9 to 9.3 in) long; males weigh 32 to 49 g (1.1 to 1.7 oz) and females 27 to 46 g (0.95 to 1.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a face that is mostly thin deep buff and brown streaks, with a buff supercilium and eyering. Their crown and nape are blackish brown with deep buff spots on the crown, and the spots become streaks on the nape. Their back and wing coverts are reddish brown to olive-brown with some pale, blackish edged, streaks. Their wings, rump, and tail are rufous-chestnut with darker tips on the primaries. Their throat is fulvous or cinnamon-buff with a dusky edges to the feathers. Their…