Birds of Costa Rica - Dendrocincla


Tawny-winged Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla anabatina saturata) Costa Rica Similar to Ruddy Woodcreeper but note color variation and lack of whiskers around bill.
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Plain-brown Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa) San Jeronimo, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Often common. Note dark malar stripe. Often with ant swarms and in Amazon compare to White-chinned Woodcreeper. Subspecies vary in shades of brown, streaking on underparts, and bill color.
Amazon foothills, note light biil and unstreaked chest.


Ruddy Woodcreeper (Dendrocincla homochroa homochroa) Belize
Photograph by George Scott Photography © All Rights Reserved.

Note small size, uniform color, and whiskers around the bill. Often with ant swarms.

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