Ruddy Foliage-gleaner

Ruddy Foliage-gleaner

Automolus rubiginosus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cusuco National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

15 Verified sightings at Cusuco National Park From 2019 to 2026
188 In all 7 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Ruddy Foliage-gleaner

The ruddy foliage-gleaner (Clibanornis rubiginosus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. Its range is highly disjunct, with populations in Mexico, several Central American countries, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

The ruddy foliage-gleaner was previously placed in genus Automolus but genetic data place it firmly in Clibanornis. Beyond that change, the species' taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) assign it these 13 subspecies: Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:57

Ecuador · 2025

© Marc Anderson · XC984274 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Aberrant0:22

Ecuador · 2024

© Charlie Vogt · XC949828 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:43

Guatemala · 2024

© Brendan Sloan · XC921251 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
2 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
4 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Foliage-gleaner in Cusuco National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Foliage-gleaner sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 187th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Ruddy Foliage-gleaner in Cusuco National Park?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Foliage-gleaner in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Ruddy Foliage-gleaner?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruddy 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.

Is Cusuco National Park the best place to see a Ruddy Foliage-gleaner?

2nd of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Ruddy Foliage-gleaner sightings, Cusuco National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 10%).

Where does the Ruddy Foliage-gleaner sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ruddy Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Cusuco National Park (15 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.

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