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Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner

Syndactyla ruficollis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 31 g

What the Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner sounds like

Sonogram of the Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Loja: Tambo Negro 10 km E Macará, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Loja: Tambo Negro 10 km E Macará, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Loja: 2 km E Cariamanga, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

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' ".

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner

Regular range

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

Ecuador Peru

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.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Guttulate Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla guttulataThe 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). Peruvian Recurvebill (Syndactyla ucayalae) 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-gleaner (Syndactyla dimidiata) 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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