Birds of the World

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Genus: Syndactyla (8 species)


Planalto Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla dimidiata) Range: SA: ne Paraguay and sw, se Brazil Brasilia, Brazil
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte © All Rights Reserved.


Guttulate Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla guttulata guttulata) Range: SA: n Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela Foliage-gleaners generally are not streaked.
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com © All Rights Reserved.


Tepui Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla roraimae roraimae) Range: SA: tepuis Mount Ayanganna, Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region, Guyana
Photograph by Jacob_R_Saucier © All Rights Reserved.

Also known as the White-throated Foliage-gleaner. Found in tepui highlands at over 1000m.


Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla ruficollis) Vulnerable Range: SA: sw Ecuador and nw Peru El Tundo, Sozoranga, Loja province, Ecuador
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla rufosuperciliata acrita) Range: SA: s Ecuador to nw Argentina and se SA Pico da Caledônia, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil Note heavy streaking in front.
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Bolivian Recurvebill (Syndactyla striata) Female Range: SA: w, c Bolivia Illampu, Bolivia
Photograph by Joe Tobias © All Rights Reserved.


Lineated Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla subalaris tacarcunae) Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to nw Venezuela and c Peru ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Note light-colored unstreaked throat and smaller size (vs. Treehunter) and strong bill (vs. Woodhaunter)
From back.


Peruvian Recurvebill (Syndactyla ucayalae) Female Near Threatened Range: SA: s, sw Amazonia Tambopata, Peru Male is black.
Photograph by Vivek Tiwari © All Rights Reserved.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba