Narrow-billed woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes angustirostris

The Narrow-billed woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes angustirostris) is a bird found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Dry woods and scrub in southern South America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Region	South America
Found in	Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

🏡 Where the Narrow-billed woodcreeper lives

Dry woods and scrub in southern South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It climbs tree trunks and pokes into crevices with its thin, curved bill.

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Recorded by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC48897. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Narrow-billed woodcreeper

Where does the Narrow-billed woodcreeper live?

The Narrow-billed woodcreeper lives in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Dry woods and scrub in southern South America.

What does the Narrow-billed woodcreeper eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Narrow-billed woodcreeper endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.