Anabazenops dorsalis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The bamboo foliage-gleaner (Anabazenops dorsalis), also known as the crested foliage-gleaner or dusky-cheeked foliage-gleaner, is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The bamboo foliage-gleaner has been placed by different authors in genera Automolus and Philydor but genetic data support its placement in Anabazenops. It shares the genus with the white-collared foliage-gleaner (A. fuscus) and is monotypic.
The bamboo foliage-gleaner is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long. It has a thick medium-length bill. The sexes' plumages are alike. Adults have a narrow grayish buff supercilium, grayish lores, and a creamy white malar area on an otherwise grayish brown face. Their crown, nape, back, and rump are dull reddish brown, with no markings except faint scalloping on the crown. Their uppertail coverts are dull chestnut and their tail dark chestnut. Their wings are dull brown with some dull tawny at the bend. Their throat is creamy white, their breast and belly gray, their flanks olive-brownish, and their undertail coverts grayish with dull rufescent... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 249 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 244th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May, July–September and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June and October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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Of the 2 parks where we can rate Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner sightings, Manu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, under 5%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner that you can see in Manu National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Buff-throated Woodcreeper (about 30%), Pale-legged Hornero (about 20%) and Plain-crowned Spinetail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (249 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.
