Buffy Tuftedcheek
NameBuffy Tuftedcheek
Common NameBuff-throated Foliage-gleaner
Scientific NameAutomolus ochrolaemus
FamilyFurnariidae
Wingspan (cm)29
Length (cm)19
Weight (g)35
Plumage DetailsThe bird has a dark brown crown, a prominent buffy supercilium, and a dark eye-line. Its throat and upper breast are buffy and heavily streaked with dark brown. The back, rump, and tail are rufous-brown, with darker brown wings that show rufous edgings. The underparts below the breast are a duller brown.
Vocalization / CallIts vocalizations typically include a loud, ringing, accelerating series of notes, often described as 'chup-chup-chup-CHUP-CHUP-CHUP-CHUP-chup-chup'. It also produces various churring and chattering calls.
Primary Dietinsectivore
Primary Habitatsforest
Conservation Statusleast-concern
Geographic RangeWidespread in humid lowland and foothill forests from southeastern Mexico through Central America and into northern South America, including parts of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil.
Identifying Featuresbuffy streaked throat, dark crown with buffy supercilium, rufous-brown back and tail, active foraging in forest understory, slightly decurved bill
Description
This medium-sized foliage-gleaner is characterized by its robust build and distinctive buffy, heavily streaked throat and upper breast. It actively forages in the understory and mid-story of humid tropical forests, often as part of mixed-species flocks, searching for insects and other arthropods among foliage and epiphytes.
