a solid brown color all around. The only distinctive features it has is a pale buff throat and a reddish-brown tail and rectrices. The tail is made up of stiff, wide feathers. Male and females have the same coloring and features, however, they differ in size. Females tend to be smaller than their male counterparts. The song is a long, non-musical repetition of “tchip-tchip-tchip” sounds. Habitat The plain-winged woodcreeper occurs in eastern Brazil from Rio Grande do Sul north to Bahia. It is also found in north-east Argentina (Misiones Province) and eastern Paraguay. It inhabits the lower and middle levels of forest and woodland from the coast into the foothills. References Develey, Pedro F. & Endrigo, Edson (2004) Birds of Greater São Paulo, Aves e Fotos Editora, São Paulo. Grosset, Arthur (2007) Plain-winged Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla turdina). Accessed 02/10/07. Souza, Deodato (2002) All the Birds of Brazil: An Identification Guide, Dall. External links Xeno-canto: Dendrocincla turdina, recordings of the song Photos, videos and observations at Cornell Lab of Ornithologys Birds of the World plain-winged woodcreeper Birds of the Atlantic Forest plain-winged woodcreeper