Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner

Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner

Automolus ochrolaemus

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sierra de la Macarena National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

76 Verified sightings at Sierra de la Macarena National Park From 2019 to 2026
3,635 In all 23 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner

The ochre-throated foliage-gleaner (Automolus ochrolaemus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Panama and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

The ochre-throated foliage-gleaner's taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, Clements, and the American Ornithological Society previously recognized exsertus as a separate species, the Chiriqui foliage-gleaner. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Colombia · 2026

© Esteban Ramos · XC1166463 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Ecuador · 2026

© Daan van der Hoeven · XC1156526 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Brazil · 2018

© Caio Brito · XC556162 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~20%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
6 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
9 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
11 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
13 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
14 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
15 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
16 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
17 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
20 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
21 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
22 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 418 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.

When is the best time to see an Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

October

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, August–September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Is Sierra de la Macarena National Park the best place to see an Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner?

4th of 23

Of the 23 parks where we can rate Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner sightings, Sierra de la Macarena National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 20%), Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner live in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner that you can see in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Buff-throated Woodcreeper (about 10%), Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (about 10%) and Plain-brown Woodcreeper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (76 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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