Alternative names: Crested Foliage-gleaner; Bamboo Foliage-gleaner
- Anabazenops dorsalis
Automolus dorsalis
Identification
19 cm (7½ in)
- Greyish-brown face
- Greyish-buff supercilium
- lores are a greyish crescent
Distribution
South America: found from south-eastern Colombia to extreme north-western Bolivia and western Amazonian Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowland and foothill damp forests and second growth, particularly near water courses.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of arthropods.
Breeding
They are thought to be [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous. An observed nest, which was a 15cm deep cup, was constructed from fine, dried plant material, placed about 3 m above ground.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky-cheeked_Foliage-gleaner
