No. 70 (2025)

The Canebrake Groundcreeper (Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides) in Argentina: a review of the knowledge about distribution, status, habitat and natural history

Abstract

The Canebrake Groundcreeper (Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides) was considered a high conservation priority at the international and national level, but there is a significant gap in knowledge about its natural history and distribution in the interior Atlantic forest. Based on more than 20 years of searches, we discuss its distribution, morphometry, habitat, behavior, relationship with a potential competitor, vernacular name and conservation in Argentina. Our observations suggest that 1) its main populations in Argentina are restricted to central-eastern Misiones, 2) it frequently occurs outside of bamboo (canebrakes), 3) it tolerates modifications in the structure of the forest, and 4) it requires vertical banks around springs or creeks to excavate nesting tunnels. The White-eyed Foliage-gleaner (Automolus leucophthalmus) nests in the same environments, overlaps little in distribution, responds to Canebrake Groundcreeper vocalizations and sometimes supplants it spatially. We propose the Spanish vernacular name “Barranquero” to reflect the groundcreeper’s true habitat and encourage the conservation of natural slopes and ravines in the Atlantic forest.

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Alejandro Bodrati, Kristina L. Cockle, Nestor Fariña, Gabriel D. Moresco, Facundo G. Di Sallo (2025). The Canebrake Groundcreeper (Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides) in Argentina: a review of the knowledge about distribution, status, habitat and natural history. Nuestras Aves, No. 70 (2025), 33-57. https://doi.org/10.56178/na.vi70.1162

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