Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner

Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner

Automolus ochrolaemus

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

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

312 Verified sightings at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte 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

Call0:12

Ecuador · 2026

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

Canto1:05

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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 312 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 226th most-seen of the 467 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 an Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

May and September–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and November–April, 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see an Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner?

11th of 23

Of the 23 parks where we can rate Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 11th at under 5%. 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Ruddy Treerunner (about 20%), Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (about 20%) and Spotted 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (312 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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