The eastern woodhaunter, also known as the Amazonian woodhaunter, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the western woodhaunter and when lumped had the name "striped woodhaunter". It is found in the western part of the Amazon rainforest: west Brazil, southeast Colombia, east Ecuador, northeast Peru, south Venezuela and north Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The species nests in earth tunnels. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Spix, JB 1824)
Reference:
Av. Sp. Nov. Brasil.
1 p.82 pl.83 fig.1
Protonym:
Sphenura subulata
Type locality:
Amazon River.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/128666#page/102/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
E9BB1550B5E03562
Avibase ID:
avibase-E9BB1550
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E9BB1550
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560508
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Striped Woodhaunter (Eastern South America) ( Hyloctistes subulatus subulatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Striped Woodhaunter (eastern South America) ( Hyloctistes subulatus subulatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Striped Woodhaunter (Eastern South America) ( Hyloctistes subulatus subulatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Striped Woodhaunter (Eastern South America) ( Hyloctistes subulatus subulatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Striped Woodhaunter (Eastern South America) ( Automolus subulatus subulatus/lemae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Striped Woodhaunter (Eastern South America) ( Automolus subulatus subulatus/lemae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Striped Woodhaunter (Eastern South America) ( Automolus subulatus subulatus/lemae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Striped Woodhaunter (Eastern South America) ( Automolus subulatus subulatus/lemae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Striped Woodhaunter (Eastern South America) ( Automolus subulatus subulatus/lemae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Striped Woodhaunter (Eastern South America) ( Automolus subulatus subulatus/lemae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Striped Woodhaunter (Eastern South America) ( Automolus subulatus subulatus/lemae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Amazonian Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Hyloctistes subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Eastern Woodhaunter ( Automolus subulatus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hyloctistes subulatus subulatus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hyloctistes subulatus subulatus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hyloctistes subulatus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Automolus [subulatus or virgatus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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