Anabacerthia lichtensteini
The Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner, *Anabacerthia lichtensteini*, is a charming and often inconspicuous passerine bird belonging to the Furnariidae family, commonly known as ovenbirds. Measuring approximately 14-15 cm (5.5-6 inches) in length and weighing around 15-20 grams, this species is characterized by its olive-brown upperparts, contrasting rufous rump and tail, and a distinctive ochre-yellow breast and belly. A streaked throat and chest, a pale supercilium (eyebrow), and a dark eyestri...
This species primarily inhabits subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forests, thriving in the understory and mid-story of primary and mature secondary woodlands, typically at elevations ranging from 200 to 1400 meters.
Its diet consists almost exclusively of arthropods, primarily various species of insects and spiders, which it obtains by gleaning and probing from bark, moss, and foliage.
The Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner is a diurnal bird, spending its day actively foraging, often as a key component of mixed-species flocks. It employs a distinctive foraging strategy, meticulously gleaning insects and other arthropods from the surfaces of moss-covered branches, lichen, bark crevi...
The Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome of southeastern South America. Its primary breeding and year-round range encompasses southeastern Brazil, extending from southern Bahia and Minas Gerais south through Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Sant...
Least Concern
- The Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner is a member of the Furnariidae family, often called "ovenbirds" for their elaborate, oven-like mud nests, though this species typically uses tree cavities. - Its scientific name, *lichtensteini*, commemorates the German zoologist Martin Hinrich Carl Lichtenste...