Birds of Costa Rica

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Genus: Dendrocolaptes (2 species, 5 worldwide)



Black-banded Woodcreeper
Black-banded Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus validus)
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Similar to the Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper and Northern Barred Woodcreeper, but with vertical streaking on the throat. Can reach 2000m in the Andes, but is generally thought of as a lowland species.
An Andean bird from back.

Northern Barred Woodcreeper
Northern Barred Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Note horizontal barring from head to toe.

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