Automolus rubiginosus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Foliage-gleaner sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 173rd most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Foliage-gleaner in El Triunfo on a given day, against under 5% in February, July and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of El Triunfo's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 420 mm in June. June has too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Ruddy Foliage-gleaner sightings, El Triunfo has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cusuco National Park (Honduras, under 5%) and Manu National Park (Peru, under 5%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Ruddy Foliage-gleaner that you can see in El Triunfo (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (about 30%), Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner (about 30%) and Olivaceous Woodcreeper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruddy Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (21 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.
