Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The buff-browed foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla rufosuperciliata) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
The buff-browed foliage-gleaner's taxonomy is unsettled. This article follows the four-subspecies model. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 296 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 121st most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, June and September–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-browed 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Olivaceous Woodcreeper (about 50%), Pallid Spinetail (about 40%) and Rufous-capped Spinetail (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (296 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.
