Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Stanley Jones
Belaúnde Terry Highway, Abra Patricia Reserve, Amazonas, Peru, January 2017

Automolus ochrolaemus

Identification

18–19 cm (7-7½ in)
Male Nominate

• Dark brownish face
• Bold buff eyering

Distribution

Central and South America
Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 8 subspecies^[1]:

• A. o. cervinigularis:

• Gulf-Caribbean slope of southern Mexico to Belize and Nicaragua

• A. o. amusos:

• Tropical south-eastern Guatemala to Honduras

• A. o. hypophaeus:

• Caribbean slope of eastern Nicaragua to north-western Panama

• A. o. pallidigularis:

• Eastern Panama to Colombia and north-western Ecuador

• A. o. turdinus:

• Tropical northern and western Amazon basin

• A. o. ochrolaemus:

• Tropical eastern Peru to northern Bolivia and western Brazil

• A. o. auricularis:

• North-eastern Bolivia (Rio Beni) and western Brazil (Rio Purús to Rio Tapajós)

Subspecies amusos is generally considered invalid^[2]

Habitat

Tropical lowland evergreen cloud forests, secondary growth and coffee plantations. Observed at heights between 914 m (Costa Rica) -2,012 m (Peru).

Behaviour

Diet

Similar to other birds of this family, it actively explores leaves, moss, and epiphytes on the trunks of trees and bushes, looking for insects. Items recorded include ants, small frogs and lizards.

Breeding

They construct a a broad shallow cup nest from plant fibre.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2017)
4. Birdforum Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ochre-throated_Foliage-gleaner

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