Philydor ruficaudatum
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The rufous-tailed foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia ruficaudata) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly French Guiana.
The rufous-tailed foliage-gleaner's taxonomy is unsettled. The Clements taxonomy does not recognize A. r. subflavescens but includes it in the nominate. The rufous-tailed foliage-gleaner was previously included in genus Philydor but a 2011 paper made it plain that it did not belong there.
This article follows the three-subspecies model. The rufous-tailed foliage-gleaner is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 21 to 32 g (0.74 to 1.1 oz). It is a medium-sized furnariid with a wedge-shaped bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a wide ochraceous buff eyering... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months. Those are among Brownsberg Nature Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in May. May to July have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner sightings, Brownsberg Nature Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, under 5%) and Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper (about 40%), Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (about 40%) and Buff-throated Woodcreeper (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
