About the Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner
The rufous-necked foliage-gleaner is a Vulnerable species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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The rufous-necked foliage-gleaner is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 29 to 39 g (1.0 to 1.4 oz). It is a largish furnariid with a less wedge-shaped bill than others of its genus. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an orange-rufous supercilium that extends to the nape; a dark brownish band behind the eye; grizzled grayish, dark brownish, and buff lores and ear coverts; and an orange-rufous to ochraceous buff area below the eye. Their crown is dark rufescent brown and they have an ill-defined collar of rufous streaks and spots. Voice: The rufous-necked foliage-gleaner's song is "a harsh, nasal 'chick, chick, che-che, tirrrrrr', 2–3 seconds long, final note downward-inflected". Its contact call has been described as a "sharp, nasal 'ank' or 'chech' ".
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What the Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Peruvian RecurvebillSyndactyla ucayalaeThe Peruvian recurvebill is 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 39 to 55 g (1.4 to 1.9 oz).
Planalto Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla dimidiataThe planalto foliage-gleaner is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 27 to 32 g (0.95 to 1.1 oz).
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