Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner

Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner

Hylocryptus rectirostris

Silhouette: Abraão B. Leite · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Serra da Canastra National Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

7 Verified sightings at Serra da Canastra National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner

The henna-capped foliage-gleaner or chestnut-capped foliage-gleaner (Clibanornis rectirostris) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay. The henna-capped foliage-gleaner has previously been placed in genera Automolus and Hypocryptus but genetic data place it firmly in Clibanornis. It and the canebrake groundcreeper (c. dendrocolaptoides) are sister species.

The henna-capped foliage-gleaner is monotypic. The henna-capped foliage-gleaner is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 44 to 51 g (1.6 to 1.8 oz). It is a largish furnariid with a long almost straight bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a chestnut face with a light rufous moustacial area. Their crown is chestnut that becomes a slightly paler reddish chestnut collar and a rich ochraceous brown back and rump. Their uppertail coverts are chestnut. Their wings are mostly dark rufous and their tail chestnut. Their throat is pale rufous that becomes slightly darker on their breast and belly. Their flanks are darker rufescent brown and their undertail coverts reddish-rufous.Their iris is... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording0:15

Brazil · 2018

© Luciano Bernardes · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Recording0:11

Brazil · 2022

© Paulo Gonçalves Carvalho · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

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Brazil · 2025

© Miguel A. Paixão · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
3 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner in Serra da Canastra National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 278th most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner in Serra da Canastra National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner?

Only Serra da Canastra National Park, in our data

Serra da Canastra National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner live in Serra da Canastra National Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Firewood-gatherer (about 30%), Spix's Spinetail (about 30%) and Rufous Hornero (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (7 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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