Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
The Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (*Xiphorhynchus flavigaster*) is a striking medium-sized passerine, typically measuring 20-25 cm (8-10 inches) in length with a body weight of 40-60 grams. Its most distinctive feature is its prominent, stout, slightly decurved, ivory to pale yellowish bill, which gives the species its common name. Plumage is predominantly brown, adorned with a pale buffy-white, often streaked throat, and buffy-white streaking on the head, neck, and upper back. The lower underpart...
This species thrives in tropical and subtropical moist and semi-deciduous broadleaf forests, often frequenting forest edges, clearings with scattered trees, and mature secondary growth from sea level up to approximately 1800 meters.
The diet consists primarily of arthropods, including a wide array of insects (beetles, ants, larvae) and spiders, which it extracts by probing bark and epiphytes.
Diurnal in activity, the Ivory-billed Woodcreeper is typically observed singly or in pairs, often becoming a vocal member of mixed-species foraging flocks, particularly during the non-breeding season. It exhibits the classic woodcreeper foraging strategy, ascending tree trunks and large branches ...
The Ivory-billed Woodcreeper is a resident species with an extensive distribution across Mexico and Central America, showing no significant migratory movements. In Mexico, its range extends along the Pacific slope from southern Sonora and Chihuahua south through Jalisco, Oaxaca, and Chiapas, whil...
Least Concern
- The Ivory-billed Woodcreeper's prominent, pale bill is one of the brightest among its genus, truly earning its "ivory" designation. - Unlike its namesake, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, this species is not a woodpecker but a passerine, a distant relative found only in the Neotropics. - It uses it...