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Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner (Automolus infuscatus) - HBW 8, p. 345

French: Anabate olivâtre German: Olivrücken-Baumspäher Spanish: Ticotico Oliváceo
Other common names: Para Foliage-gleaner (paraensis)

Taxonomy: Anabates infuscatus P. L. Sclater, 1856, eastern Peru.
Forms a superspecies with A. leucophthalmus, as suggested by voice, plumage pattern and biogeography. Recent study shows that race paraensis is vocally distinct, and should be treated as a separate species. Races S of R Amazon significantly larger in measurements than those N of it, but none is diagnosable by biometrics alone. Five subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • infuscatus (P. L. Sclater, 1856) - SE Colombia (S from S Meta and E Guainía), E Ecuador, E Peru and N Bolivia (W Pando, extreme N La Paz).
  • badius J. T. Zimmer, 1935 - E Colombia (Vichada), S Venezuela (W Bolívar, Amazonas) and NW Brazil (E, N of R Amazon, to lower R Negro).
  • cervicalis (P. L. Sclater, 1889) - E Venezuela (E Bolívar), the Guianas and N Brazil (lower R Negro E to Amapá).

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  • infuscatus (P. L. Sclater, 1856) - SE Colombia (S from S Meta and E Guainía), E Ecuador, E Peru and N Bolivia (W Pando, extreme N La Paz).
  • badius J. T. Zimmer, 1935 - E Colombia (Vichada), S Venezuela (W Bolívar, Amazonas) and NW Brazil (E, N of R Amazon, to lower R Negro).
  • cervicalis (P. L. Sclater, 1889) - E Venezuela (E Bolívar), the Guianas and N Brazil (lower R Negro E to Amapá).
  • purusianus Todd, 1948 - W Brazil S of Amazon (E to, presumably, left bank of R Madeira).
  • paraensis Hartert, 1902 - NC Brazil (from right bank of R Madeira E to Maranhão, S to Rondônia and N Mato Grosso).

Sounds

4 recordings
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