Alternative name: Henna-capped Foliage-gleaner
- Clibanornis rectirostris
Identification
18-20 cm
Mostly rufous with slightly pale side of head, chestnut crown, and duller underside. Eye is orange.
Similar species
In addition to other Foliage-gleaners, look at Greater Thornbird
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern and south-central Brazil to north-eastern Paraguay.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Hylocryptus by Gill and Donsker[2].
Habitat
Mainly along wooded riverland, locally in lowland forests.
Behaviour
Feeds on the ground for invertebrates, often among leaf litter.
Nesting in a tunnel dug into an earthen bank.
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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- 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, Jr., J. V. (2020). Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner (Clibanornis rectirostris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ccfgle1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-capped_Foliage-gleaner
