Plate 15- 103. Spinetails are frequently difficult to observe, as
they inhabit thick foliage, but they are worth the patience and
effort it takes to see them well. This is the White- whiskered
Spinetail (Synallaxis candei) of northern South America. Photo
by Andrew Whittaker.Plate 15- 102. The small (16.5 cm/6.5 in) Scaly- throated Foliage-
gleaner (Anabacerthia variegaticeps) occurs in low- elevation
forests on the western slope of the Andes. Here it is shown
doing what foliage- gleaners do, methodically searching
epiphytes for potential food items. Photo by Jill Lapato.Plate 15- 105. A Wedge- billed
Woodcreeper being held for bird
banding. The species occurs in lowland
humid forests throughout Central
America and much of Amazonia. Photo
by John Kricher.Plate 15- 104. The 30 cm (12 in) long Great
Rufous Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes
major) is one of the largest of the
woodcreeper species and shows clearly
the anatomical resemblance between
this group and the woodpeckers. It is
found in gallery and dry forests in central
Amazonia. Photo by Andrew Whittaker.Plate 15- 106. The Brown- billed
Scythebill (Campylorhamphus pusillus)
is found in parts of Central America and
northwestern South America. Photo by
Bruce Hallett.Plate 15- 107. The Narrow- billed
Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes
angustirostris) is not a bird of humid
forests but rather is found in dry forests
and cerrado in much of southeastern
South America. Photo by John Kricher.chapter 15 neotropical birds: the bustling crowd 299