- 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
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:
- S. r. cabanisi:
- S. r. oleaginea:
- S. r. rufosuperciliata:
- South-eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais to São Paulo and Paraná)
- S. r. acrita:
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
- 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/
- Avibase
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- 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
- 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)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-browed_Foliage-gleaner