Automolus infuscatus
The Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner (Automolus infuscatus) is a medium-sized, neotropical passerine belonging to the diverse Ovenbird family (Furnariidae), renowned for its unique and often complex nest structures. Measuring approximately 18-20 cm (7-8 inches) in length and weighing between 30-40 grams, this species exhibits a rather unassuming yet distinctive appearance, making it a favorite challenge for keen birders. Its upperparts are a dark olive-brown, often washed with a rufescent hue on ...
Found primarily in humid lowland evergreen forests, including terra firme and várzea, typically inhabiting the understory and mid-story layers up to around 1,000 meters elevation.
Feeds predominantly on insects and other arthropods, which it obtains by gleaning diligently from dense foliage, bark, and dead leaf clusters in the forest understory.
The Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner is a diurnal species, typically observed singly or in pairs, though it frequently joins mixed-species foraging flocks, sometimes even following army ant swarms to capitalize on flushed insects. Its foraging strategy is meticulous, involving active gleaning of inse...
The Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner is a widespread resident throughout the Amazon Basin and adjacent regions of northern South America. Its extensive breeding range includes eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and much of Amazonian Brazil, as well as parts of the Guia...
Least Concern
- The name 'foliage-gleaner' is a perfect descriptor of its primary foraging technique, meticulously picking insects from leaves and branches. - It belongs to the Furnariidae family, often called 'Ovenbirds' due to the elaborate, oven-like mud nests built by some of its relatives, though *Automol...