Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner (Philydor rufum) - HBW 8, p. 337
French: Anabate roux
German: Ockerstirn-Blattspäher
Spanish: Ticotico Ocráceo Grande
Other common names: Buff-fronted Leaf-gleaner
Taxonomy: Dendrocopus rufus Vieillot, 1818, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
No obvious close relatives. Racial identity of population in C Falcón, in Venezuela, uncertain; presumed to belong with race colombianum. Nominate race varies clinally in size, with smallest birds farthest S. Species name often spelt “rufus”, but must agree with neuter gender of genus. Seven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- panerythrum P. L. Sclater, 1862 - highlands of Costa Rica and W Panama (E to W Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro), and C & E Andes of Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, and W slope from Santander S to Cundinamarca).
- colombianum Cabanis & Heine, 1859 - N Venezuela in C Falcón (Sierra de San Luis) and coastal mountains (Yaracuy, and Carabobo E to Miranda).
- cuchiverus Phelps, Sr. & Phelps, Jr., 1949 - Cerro Calentura (N Amazonas) and Cerro El Negro (NW Bolívar), in S Venezuela.
- panerythrum P. L. Sclater, 1862 - highlands of Costa Rica and W Panama (E to W Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro), and C & E Andes of Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, and W slope from Santander S to Cundinamarca).
- colombianum Cabanis & Heine, 1859 - N Venezuela in C Falcón (Sierra de San Luis) and coastal mountains (Yaracuy, and Carabobo E to Miranda).
- cuchiverus Phelps, Sr. & Phelps, Jr., 1949 - Cerro Calentura (N Amazonas) and Cerro El Negro (NW Bolívar), in S Venezuela.
- riveti Menegaux & Hellmayr, 1906 - W Andes from Colombia (S from C Chocó) S to NW Ecuador (S to Pichincha, also El Oro).
- bolivianum Berlepsch, 1907 - foothills of E slope from Ecuador (S from W Napo) S to C Bolivia (S to Chuquisaca).
- chapadense J. T. Zimmer, 1935 - SW Brazil (Mato Grosso, S Goiás).
- rufum (Vieillot, 1818) - E & SE Brazil (Minas Gerais, SE Bahia and Espirito Santo S to S Mato Grosso do Sul and N Rio Grande do Sul), E Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones, NE Corrientes).
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A bird capturing a worm Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 23 sec 3.7 -
A bird singing Locality Macaé de Cima, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (ssp rufum)
Keith Blomerley 15 September 2005 5 years ago 15 sec 3.5 -
A bird perched among leaves Locality Rancho Grande Biological Station, Maracay-Ocumare Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp colombianum)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 October 2003 3 years ago 2 sec 3.4 -
A bird on a branch and then in the vegetation Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (ssp rufum)
Josep del Hoyo 3 July 2004 5 years ago 16 sec 3.4 -
A bird is given a worm by another one, after some dispute. Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 28 sec 3.3 -
A bird foraging by gleaning the foliage, first at normal speed and then in slow motion (33 %) Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp riveti)
Josep del Hoyo 6 September 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 3.3
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An individual perched under an overhang.
Locality Tatama National Park, Colombia
Ken Havard 3 July 2011 36 weeks ago 3.4 -
a just catched bird in hand
Locality Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
Rainer Mönke 18 October 1999 1 year ago 3 -
A bird on a tree
Locality Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Aleix Comas 28 August 2008 2 years ago 2
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Song. Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp riveti)
Nick Athanas 10 December 2005 2 years ago 4
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