Spotted Barbtail Premnoplex brunnescens

The Spotted Barbtail is a poorly known inhabitant of the undergrowth of humid, montane, Neotropical forests from 600-3000 m. It is an inconspicuous, but strikingly patterned bird, overall dark brown with oblong, tawny-ochraceous spots on the breast. 
Spotted Barbtails forage in the understory to midstory, creeping along horizontal and vertical branches, only occasionally using their barbed tails as support. Adults glean and probe for a variety of arthropods on branches, bark crevices, epiphytes, dead leaves, and tree trunks, often hanging upside down. They may forage alone, in small groups, or occasionally with mixed flocks. Despite its wide geographic range and propensity to be common within its range, the fascinating details of the Spotted Barbtail's breeding biology only recently have been investigated.