Birds of Mexico

    PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)  
Genus: Xenops (1 species, 5 worldwide)

Genus Xenops are small woodcreeper-like birds with upturned bills. Generally seen moving along trunks and dry branches where they chisel for insects in decaying wood.


Northern Plain Xenops
Northern Plain Xenops (Xenops mexicanus)
Rio Claro Canyon Reserve, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern Plain Xenops
Northern Plain Xenops (Xenops mexicanus)
Minca, Magdalena, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A small bird that pecks at tree trunks and branches is usually found at lower altitudes.


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