Trepatroncos de Stresemann vs Trepatroncos Piquirrojo

The Bar-bellied Woodcreeper and Red-billed Woodcreeper both have red bills, but the Bar-bellied Woodcreeper can be distinguished by its barred belly, while the Red-billed Woodcreeper has solid brown plumage with whitish lores and a frosty white moustachial stripe. Both species are found in forest habitats, but the Red-billed Woodcreeper is more confined to terra firme forests north of the Amazon.

Look for the barred belly on the Bar-bellied Woodcreeper versus the solid brown plumage with whitish lores and a frosty white moustachial stripe on the Red-billed Woodcreeper. Both have red bills, but this feature can be difficult to see in dim forest light.

The Bar-bellied Woodcreeper has a barred belly, whereas the Red-billed Woodcreeper has unmarked solid brown plumage with whitish lores and a frosty white moustachial stripe.

The Red-billed Woodcreeper is often dominant over other woodcreepers at army ant swarms.

The Red-billed Woodcreeper occurs north of the Amazon, from eastern Venezuela to northern Brazil, and is more or less confined to the interior of terra firme forests, including those on sandy soils.