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Great Rufous Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes major
(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
Trepador Gigante
Arapaçu-do-campo
Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Dendrocopus major.

Subspecies:


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsTorcaza Común (Zenaida auriculata)09/10/2022Nilo Casco
ReptilesCulebra Ciega (Epictia albipuncta)17/11/2019Leonardo Caballero



Number of Photography: 279

Foto
Photography ID: 668036
  Adult
Formosa Capital
Formosa
Argentina
08/02/2011
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 668035
  Adult
Formosa Capital
Formosa
Argentina
08/02/2011
Ramon Moller Jensen
Foto
Photography ID: 663446
  Adult
Rosario de la Frontera
Salta
Argentina
11/17/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 657480
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/12/2025
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 657428
  Adult
Banda
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
10/19/2025
Jose Luis Navarro
Foto
Photography ID: 656521
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/25/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 656520
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/25/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 656320
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/24/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655883
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Impenetrable
Chaco
Argentina
09/30/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 655747
  Adult
Loma Monte Lindo Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
09/27/2025
Silvia Ana González
Foto
Photography ID: 655427
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/25/2025
Sergio Cusano



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 2



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni09/30/2023ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El ImpenetrableN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar03/28/2013ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 5


Video ID: 5417
  Adult
Avellaneda
Santa Fe
Argentina
10/09/2022
Nilo Casco



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Number of Records: 676



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242255425/01/2026ParaguaySan PedroZona estancias, Col. Volendam, San Pedro, Py1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
242232423/01/2026ParaguayConcepciónEstancia Ña Blanca1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
242218721/01/2026ParaguaySan PedroColonia San Juan1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
240074917/11/2025ArgentinaSaltaRosario de la Frontera, Rosario de la FronteraFederico J. Villegas
237671219/10/2025ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroReserva Los Corbalanes, BandaJose Luis Navarro
238045417/10/2025ArgentinaSaltaLos Naranjos, San Ramón de la Nueva OránMartín Lépez
237810612/10/2025ArgentinaJujuyCamino entre el estacionamiento y el camping., Parque Nacional CalileguaLucas Sanz
240328009/10/2025ArgentinaJujuyCamping Aguas Negras, Parque Nacional CalileguaFernando Alberto Segura
237029130/09/2025ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional El Impenetrable2Diego Oscar
237177727/09/2025ArgentinaFormosaReserva Natural Guapurú, Loma Monte Lindo PiranéSilvia Ana González
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Great Rufous Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes major) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.