Characterization: Small to medium-size species measuring about 26cm in length. It has transverse stripes on its belly, a reddish tail, whitish neck, striated chest, and a black beak with brown tip.

Distribution: Paraguay and Northern Argentina and in Brazil, from Piauí to Rio Grande do Sul, Goiás, and Mato Grosso.

Habitat: Forest, savanna and Moriche palm tree groves.

Habits: A diurnal and arboreal species, this bird associates, after the breeding season, with mixed flocks of birds.

Diet: A carnivore, it feeds on spiders, scorpions, flies, frogs, tadpoles, and lizards. It will occasionally capture bees and army ants.

Breeding: It lays its eggs in trees in an advanced state of decomposition, trunks mined by fire and even woodpecker hollows.

In the UFRA area: The Planalto Woodcreeper is a rare bird in the studied farms, as it was seen only once in all surveys done. This spotting was in the native forests.