OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Xiphorhynchus ("sword snout") susurrans ("whispering")
Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans) at Carara National Park, Costa Rica - November 2025
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A large species of woodcreeper that prefers denser forest than the more common streak-headed, they are furthermore differentiateable in the field by their thick two-toned bill. Previously regarded as part of the Buff-throated Woodcreeper, it has been split since the 1980s, but there is some potential that it may be split further.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Xiphorhynchus
SUBSPECIES: X. s. confinis, X. s. costaricensis, X. s. marginatus, X. s. nana, X. s. rosenbergi, X. s. jardinei, X. s. margaritae, X. s. susurrans
- Sighting Locations -
Widespread in Lowlands
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Carara National Park
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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