Guttulate Foliage-gleaner

Syndactyla guttulata

Least ConcernRareEndemicInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 36 g

About the Guttulate Foliage-gleaner

The guttulate foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

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The guttulate foliage-gleaner is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 34 to 38 g (1.2 to 1.3 oz). It is a largish furnariid with a more wedge-shaped bill than many others of its genus. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a faint dull ochraceous supercilium that fades on its way to the nape, and dark brown ear coverts with narrow buff streaks on an otherwise pale-spotted dark brown face. Their crown is dark rufescent brown with thin rusty streaks, and paler rusty spots on the forehead. Voice: The guttulate foliage-gleaner's song is "a harsh, accelerating 'cjak, cjak, czak czak-zak-zak-zak-za-za-za', sometimes followed by a few more notes at end". Its call is "a harsh, rough 'chak' ".

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Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

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