Birds of Nicaragua BETA

    PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)  
Genus: Dendrocolaptes (2 species, 5 worldwide)



Black-banded Woodcreeper
Black-banded Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus validus)
Puerto NariƱo, 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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