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Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans (Jardine, 1847)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Cocoa Woodcreeper at Selva Verde Lodge, Costa Rica, 080225. Xiphorhynchus susurrans.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The cocoa woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, Cocoa woodcreeper; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:19:05.668949+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Xiphorhynchus susurrans (Jardine, 1847)
- Name authority
- (Jardine, 1847)
- Common name
- Cocoa Woodcreeper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Genus
- Xiphorhynchus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFurnariidae
- genusXiphorhynchus Swainson, 1827
- speciesXiphorhynchus susurrans (Jardine, 1847)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Xiphorhynchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ocellated WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus ocellatus (Spix, 1824) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-striped WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus lachrymosus (Lawrence, 1862) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus fuscus (Vieillot, 1818) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ceara WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus atlanticus (Cory, 1916) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive-backed WoodcreeperXiphorhynchus triangularis (Lafresnaye, 1842) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dendrocolaptes susurrans Jardine, 1847 Jardine, 1847 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563748 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5CFV2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.