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The ruddy treerunner is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 17 to 24 g (0.60 to 0.85 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a buffy whitish supercilium and eyering on an otherwise dull rufescent brown face. Their crown is dull reddish brown and they have a narrow, paler reddish, collar. Their upperparts and wing coverts are reddish chestnut. Their flight feathers are dark fuscous with rufescent edges. Their tail is a slightly paler reddish chestnut than the back; the ends of the tail feathers lack barbs, giving a spiny appearance. Voice: The ruddy treerunner's call is "a thin, whistled tsit, usually in rapid, irregular series". It also makes "metallic chirping notes and a descending trill".
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When to see the Ruddy Treerunner
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Ruddy Treerunner
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Ruddy Treerunner
The ruddy treerunner is a passerine 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
Star-chested TreerunnerMargarornis stellatusThe star-chested treerunner is 13 to 15 cm (5.1 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 21 to 22 g (0.74 to 0.78 oz).
Beautiful TreerunnerMargarornis bellulusThe beautiful treerunner is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 18 to 19 g (0.63 to 0.67 oz).
Pearled TreerunnerMargarornis squamigerThe pearled treerunner is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 14 to 19 g (0.49 to 0.67 oz).
Side by side: Pearled Treerunner vs Ruddy Treerunner
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