Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner

Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner

Philydor erythropterum

Silhouette: Abraão B. Leite · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tambopata National Reserve

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

123 Verified sightings at Tambopata National Reserve From 2019 to 2026
227 In all 3 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner

The chestnut-winged foliage-gleaner (Dendroma erythroptera) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The chestnut-winged foliage-gleaner's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy follow the conclusions of a 2011 publication that moved the species from genus Philydor to Dendroma. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains it in Philydor.

According to the IOC and Clements, the chestnut-winged foliage-gleaner shares genus Dendroma with the buff-fronted foliage-gleaner (D. rufa), and they and the chestnut-winged hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) are sister species. HBW retains the buff-fronted foliage-gleaner in genus Philydor with the chestnut-winged and several other foliage-gleaner species, and does not agree with the above sister species treatment.

The three taxonomic systems agree with assigning two subspecies to the buff-fronted foliage-gleaner, here listed using genus Dendroma. (HBW retains the neuter spellings of the specific epithets instead of... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording

© GABRIEL LEITE · XCXC474927 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording

© Juan Díaz Alván · XCXC534444 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording

© Fernando Igor de Godoy · XCXC482157 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
2 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner in Tambopata National Reserve?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 123 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 289th most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner in Tambopata National Reserve?

February and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–January, the lowest months.

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

Between 8 and 11 am

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

Is Tambopata National Reserve the best place to see a Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner sightings, Tambopata National Reserve has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, under 5%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (123 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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