Birds of Costa Rica

    PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)  
Genus: Xiphorhynchus (4 species, 13 worldwide)

Genus Xiphorhynchus is a diverse group of medium to large woodcreepers with no single unifying characteristic.


Spotted Woodcreeper
Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius aequatorialis)
Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Los Bancos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Spotted Woodcreeper
Spotted Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius)
Farallones National Park, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

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Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus flavigaster)
Oaxaca, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info


Black-striped Woodcreeper
Black-striped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus alarum)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia
  Note dark mantle. Medium to large thin woodcreeper.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Cocoa Woodcreeper
Cocoa Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans)
Metropolitan Park, Panama City, Panama
  Split from the Buff-throated Woodcreeper found in Amazon lowlands.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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