BLACK-STRIPED WOODCREEPER (XIPHORHYNCHUS LACHRYMOSUS), PIPELINE ROAD,GAMBOA,PANAMA, 5/25/2019

      We can ID this Woodcreeper as a Black-striped Woodcreeper as follows:

• Conspicuous black-and-white streaking on back.
• Rufous wings and tail (no streaking).
• Black and buffy streaking on head.
• Relatively long bill, nearly straight, but slightly downcurved at tip.

      The Black-striped Woodcreeper is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 897.