Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Point-tailed Palmcreeper (Berlepschia rikeri) - HBW 8, p. 328

French: Anabate des palmiers German: Palmsteiger Spanish: Palmero

Taxonomy: Picolaptes rikeri Ridgway, 1886, Diamantina, near Santarem, Brazil.
No obvious close relatives. Monotypic.

Distribution: Locally in S Venezuela (Amazonas, N Bolívar, S Monagas), the Guianas, Amazonian and E Brazil (E to S Piauí and W Bahia, S to S Mato Grosso and S Goiás), SE Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru and NE Bolivia (S to NW La Paz, W Beni).