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    Ecuador - A few unsure birds from Tamandua, Puyo

    Perhaps but these species are difficult to tell apart. The op image has bright light shining on it making it appear paler than it might. Here's an example which appears lighter (assuming correctly identified): https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/533910381
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    Ecuador - A few unsure birds from Tamandua, Puyo

    Doesn't look similar to me. Look at the base of the beak (where it joins the head). In general, juvenile birds have fleshy flanges here. Montane has something which looks similar, perhaps just extended slightly differently coloured cutting edges to the bill. I see that in your op image In the...
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    Ecuador - A few unsure birds from Tamandua, Puyo

    Most correct. The "tawny-breasted" certainly could be. I'm not sure it's certainly identifiable from this image (i.e. compared with the other option: black-tailed) First foliage-gleaner is rufous-tailed on facial pattern: images suggest rufous-rumped has larger and better defined pale patches...
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