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Foothill Schiffornis

Schiffornis aenea

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreForestSmall · 32 g

What the Foothill Schiffornis sounds like

Sonogram of the Foothill Schiffornis: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: km 11.6 Narupa-Loreto road, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Foothill Schiffornis: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Foothill Schiffornis: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Morona-Santiago: w-slope Cord. de Cutucú, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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The foothill schiffornis is 15.5 to 17.3 cm (6.1 to 6.8 in) long and weighs 28.5 to 31 g (1.0 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an indistinct pale ring around the eye on an otherwise dark brownish olive face. Their upperparts and tail are dark brownish olive with a bronzy cast. Their wings are a warmer brown. Their throat and breast are brown with a golden tinge and their belly and vent grayish olive. They have a dark iris. Voice: The foothill schiffornis' main vocalization is "a mournful deuu…teé’wOOee, tew-tew or hew EeuEE TU-hew, with the second note rising and then falling".

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When to see the Foothill Schiffornis

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Foothill Schiffornis

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ecuador Peru

Recorded as a rare visitor in Colombia.

About the Foothill Schiffornis

The foothill schiffornis, or foothill mourner, is a Neotropical species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Easily confused with

Guianan Schiffornis (Schiffornis olivacea) Guianan SchiffornisSchiffornis olivaceaThe Guianan schiffornis is 15.5 to 16.5 cm (6.1 to 6.5 in) long and weighs 28 to 37 g (0.99 to 1.3 oz). Northern Schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis) Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacisThe northern schiffornis is 15.5 to 16.5 cm (6.1 to 6.5 in) long and weighs about 20 to 40 g (0.71 to 1.4 oz). Russet-winged Schiffornis (Schiffornis stenorhyncha) Russet-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis stenorhynchaThe russet-winged schiffornis is 15.5 to 16.5 cm (6.1 to 6.5 in) long and weighs about 30 to 34 g (1.1 to 1.2 oz).

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