Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner

Automolus rufipileatus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestSmall · 35 g

What the Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner sounds like

Sonogram of the Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Pastaza: Canelos, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: Estero Ayapata 3.5.km WSW Archidona, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Pastaza: Kapawi area, left bank Río Pastaza, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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The chestnut-crowned foliage-gleaner is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 31 to 38 g (1.1 to 1.3 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly rufescent brown face with a few buff streaks on the ear coverts. Their crown is dark reddish chestnut that becomes darkish warm olivaceous brown on the back. Their rump is reddish brown and their uppertail coverts reddish chestnut. Their wings are darkish rufescent brown with slightly darker primary coverts and ochraceous rufous at the bend. Their tail is dark dull chestnut. Voice: The chestnut-crowned foliage-gleaner's song is a "run-together series of sharp, stacatto notes that drop in pitch, 'd-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r' ". Another author described it as a "short, shivering, staccato trill 'kriiiiiiih' " that last about 1.5 seconds. Its call is "a peculiar, resonant, deep 'jyoo' or 'cheeu' ".

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When to see the Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner

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Where to see the Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner

Regular range

The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner

The chestnut-crowned foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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