Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
NameBuff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
Common NameBuff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
Scientific NamePhilydor rufum
FamilyFurnariidae
Wingspan (cm)30
Length (cm)18.5
Weight (g)31.5
Plumage DetailsUpperparts are rufous-brown, becoming brighter rufous on the rump and tail. The head features a prominent buffy supercilium extending from the lores to behind the eye, and a buffy forehead. Cheeks and throat are buffy, blending into duller buffy-brown underparts. Wings are dark with rufous edging.
Vocalization / CallVocalizations include a series of sharp, ringing notes, often accelerating and descending, or a rapid, chattering trill. Examples include 'pee-chew-chew-chew' or a rapid 'tew-tew-tew-tew-tew-tew-tew'.
Primary Dietinsectivore
Primary Habitatsforest, mountain
Conservation Statusleast-concern
Geographic RangeWidespread in South America, ranging from northern Venezuela and Colombia south through the Andes to Bolivia, and across eastern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.
Identifying FeaturesProminent buffy forehead and supercilium, Rufous-brown upperparts contrasting with bright rufous rump and tail, Buffy throat and underparts, Active foraging in forest mid-story and canopy, Relatively long, graduated rufous tail
Description
The Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner is a medium-sized passerine found in humid forests of South America. It actively forages in the mid-story and canopy, often as part of mixed-species flocks, searching for arthropods on foliage and bark. Its distinctive buffy supercilium and rufous tail are key identification features.
