Birds of Guyana

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Genus: Xiphorhynchus (3 species, 13 worldwide)

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


Buff-throated Woodcreeper
Buff-throated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus guttatus guttatoides)
Amacayacu National Park, Amazonas, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A common and large woodcreeper split from the Cocoa Woodcreeper, and vocally similar.
Alt. photo


Striped Woodcreeper
Striped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus obsoletus notatus)
Inírida, Guainía, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Striped Woodcreeper
Striped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus obsoletus palliatus)
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A medium-sized woodcreeper common in lowlands, and occasionally also seen outside of the forest. Easy to confuse with other species. Note thick, straight, short, flesh-colored bill, teardrops on the back and stripes on the front.
Photo of back and throat.

Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper
Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus pardalotus pardalotus)
Manaus, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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