Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner - BirdForum Opus

Subspecues oleaginea
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Cachi, Salta Province, Argentina, October 2019

Syndactyla rufosuperciliata

Identification

17–18 cm (6¾-7¾ in)

• Olive-brown upperparts with darker wings, rump and tail
• Streaked whitish and olive-brownish underparts
• Thin buffy eye-ring that continues backwards as an eye-brow

Similar species

Photo © by Aracari
Monte Verde, MG, Brazil, July 2007

Depending on location, Lineated Foliage-gleaner and Pale-browed Treehunter must be considered.

Distribution

South America: found in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

• S. r. similis:

• Andes of extreme southern Ecuador and northern Peru (Cajamarca)

• S. r. cabanisi:

• Eastern slope of Andes of Peru and Bolivia

• S. r. oleaginea:

• South-eastern Bolivia and north-westernArgentina

• S. r. rufosuperciliata:

• South-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais to São Paulo and Paraná)

• S. r. acrita:

• Southern Brazil to Paraguay, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina

Habitat

Lowland to about 2000 m asl. in forest, riverine areas and second growth. Seems more likely in lower areas in the Atlantic forest than in the Andes, where also found in bamboo patches.

Behaviour

Usually singly or in pairs that often occur with mixed species flocks. Feeding usually low in forest.

Diet

Their main diet seems to consist of arthropods and tent caterpillars.

Voice

In Brazil described as high and sharp, in Ecuador as rough.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
4. Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
5. Remsen, J.V., Jr (2020). Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla rufosuperciliata). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/56545 on 6 February 2020)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-browed_Foliage-gleaner

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