Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner
          
         
            
               Syndactyla ruficollis
            
               (L 7" Wt 1.0 to 1.4 oz)
          
         
            
               Only found in the mountains
               and hills of south Ecuador and
               northwest Peru.
          
         
            
               IUCN Watch
               List Status is
               Vulnerable
          
         
            
               - vulnerable due to
               forest degradation by
               humans.
          
         
            
               Syndactyla is Greek for toes together
               (referring to the joined midldle toes of
               foliage gleaners); ruficollis means
               brownish-red collar or neck.
          
         
         
         
            
               © Ted Parker
            
               Macaulay
               Library