Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner

Syndactyla rufosuperciliata

Least ConcernUncommonInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 26 g

About the Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner

The buff-browed foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

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The buff-browed foliage-gleaner is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 22 to 33 g (0.78 to 1.2 oz). It is a medium-sized furnariid with a thick, slightly upcurved, bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies S. r. rufosuperciliata have a tawny-buff eye ring and a lighter supercilium that extends to the nape; the rest of their face is brownish with small buff markings. Their crown is dull olive-brown with vague whitish streaks at the rear, and their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are plain olive-brown. Voice: The buff-browed foliage-gleaner's song apparently varies little despite its disjunct distribution. It is "a loud, fast, accelerating series, 'kuh-kuh-kuh-kihkihkihkikkikkikku', starting faintly and ascending, then louder and quavering or descending". One call is "kssr" and its alarm call is "set" or "setet".

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What the Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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