Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (1 Viewer)

49bentley · Mar 17, 2019

Can someone please confirm that this is a Spot-crowned Woodcreeper? Taken in Sarapiqui Puerto Viejo Costa Rica in january.
Thanks
Chris

Andy Adcock · Mar 17, 2019

Looks ok to me but no books here right now.

49bentley · Mar 17, 2019

Thanks Andy.

RogerioRodrigues · Mar 17, 2019

And how about Streak headed Woodcreeper .

49bentley · Mar 17, 2019

Thanks RogerioRodrigues, but bird's beak is not pinkish and head looks more spotted than streaked.

Andy Adcock · Mar 17, 2019

49bentley said:
Thanks RogerioRodrigues, but bird's beak is not pinkish and head looks more spotted than streaked.

Correct, look no further than the bill.

pbjosh · Mar 17, 2019

Spot-crowned Woodcreeper is a cloud forest species and should not occur at Sarapiqui.

I've not birded in Central America in several years now but my impression is that that is a Streak-headed Woodcreeper.

Andy Adcock · Mar 17, 2019

pbjosh said:
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper is a cloud forest species and should not occur at Sarapiqui.

I've not birded in Central America in several years now but my impression is that that is a Streak-headed Woodcreeper.

Well, it is spotted rather than streaked and the bill is the wrong colour, have you got the location right Chris?

49bentley · Mar 17, 2019

Yes the location is right. We were staying at Hotel Bambo right in the center of Puerto Viejo. Picture was taken from hotel balcony facing a large forest.

njlarsen · Mar 17, 2019

Looks like streakheaded does not always give a pinkish impression - or these two are mis-id:
https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=376877
https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43673

Niels

Andy Adcock · Mar 17, 2019

njlarsen said:
Looks like streakheaded does not always give a pinkish impression - or these two are mis-id:
https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=376877
https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43673

Niels

What about the spotted rather than streaked head?

THE_FERN · Mar 17, 2019

andyadcock said:
What about the spotted rather than streaked head?

Not familiar with spot-crowned so observations based on web/books. pro- spot-crowned features seem to be apparent spots on crown and lack of extensive spotting/streaking down neck. On the other hand, the bill is not pale and not particularly "fine". Apart from bill, pro- streak-headed is location.

Andy Adcock · Mar 17, 2019

THE_FERN said:
Not familiar with spot-crowned so observations based on web/books. pro- spot-crowned features seem to be apparent spots on crown and lack of extensive spotting/streaking down neck. On the other hand, the bill is not pale and not particularly "fine". Apart from bill, pro- streak-headed is location.

By the very definition, this has to be Spot-crowned?

THE_FERN · Mar 17, 2019

andyadcock said:
By the very definition, this has to be Spot-crowned?

Not necessarily. Photos suggest there are streak-headed which approach this pattern. Of course, well-marked, typical birds aren't the problem...

Larry Sweetland · Mar 18, 2019

It also looks to have erected most of it's crown feathers. Would it look more streaked if flattened??

49bentley · Mar 18, 2019

Thanks again to all.

arcadillor · Mar 20, 2019

cocoa woodcreeper

49bentley · Mar 20, 2019

Thanks arcadillor.

THE_FERN · Mar 20, 2019

arcadillor said:
cocoa woodcreeper

Surely the bill isn't thick enough?

Motmot · Mar 20, 2019

Maybe it's a young bird, hence the somewhat delicate looking bill, but it looks a Cocoa to me too.

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