Automolus cervinigularis
The Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner (*Automolus cervinigularis*) is a small to medium-sized passerine, typically measuring 17-19 cm (6.7-7.5 inches) in length and weighing around 28-35 grams. Its plumage is generally olive-brown to dark brown on the upperparts, contrasting strikingly with its most distinctive field mark: a pale rufous-buff or fawn-colored throat and upper breast. The belly is usually duller olive-brown, and the wings and tail are somewhat rufous, particularly on the inner webs ...
This species inhabits the dense understory of humid tropical and subtropical lowland and foothill forests, typically found up to elevations of 1,800 meters (5,900 feet).
Its diet consists mainly of insects and other small invertebrates, including beetles, caterpillars, spiders, and their larvae, primarily obtained by gleaning and probing dense vegetation.
Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaners are diurnal and typically observed alone or in pairs, though they frequently join mixed-species foraging flocks, often serving as a nuclear species. Their foraging strategy primarily involves gleaning insects and other invertebrates from dense foliage, branches, and...
The Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner is a non-migratory resident of the humid tropical and subtropical forests of northwestern South America. Its primary range encompasses the Pacific lowlands and foothills of western Colombia, extending south through western Ecuador, and reaching extreme northweste...
Least Concern
- The Fawn-throated Foliage-gleaner belongs to the Furnariidae family, an incredibly diverse group of Neotropical birds renowned for their complex and varied nest structures, though this species typically uses cavities. - Its common name "foliage-gleaner" perfectly describes its primary foraging ...