Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner

Automolus exsertus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 38 g

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The Chiriqui foliage-gleaner is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 30 to 46 g (1.1 to 1.6 oz). It is a fairly large member of its genus and has a heavy bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a primarily dark brownish face with a bold buff eyering, faint reddish streaks on the ear coverts, and a slightly buffy malar area. Their crown and nape are dark brown with a faint blackish brown scallop pattern. Their back and rump are rich dark brown that blends to dark chestnut uppertail coverts. Voice: The Chiriqui foliage-gleaner's song is "a loud, harsh rattle lasting 2–5 seconds, repeated 10–30 times per minute". Its call is "a nasal rack or hard tchehrr.

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When to see the Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner

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Where to see the Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner

The Chiriqui foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

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Easily confused with

Side by side: Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner vs Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner · Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner vs White-eyed Foliage-gleaner · Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner vs Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner

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