Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner
Automolus exsertus
Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner (Automolus exsertus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner (Automolus exsertus) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 40.2 g.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Automolus
- Species exsertus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 40.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner (Automolus exsertus) is a member of the Furnariidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA sw Costa Rica to w Panama.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 40.2 g, with a wing length of about 8.5 cm and a tail of around 7 cm.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner?
The Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner is a small bird that weighs around 40.2 g.
Where does the Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner live?
The Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA sw Costa Rica to w Panama, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner belong to?
The Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner (Automolus exsertus) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner eat?
The Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner migrate?
The Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
What sound does the Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner make?
1 real field recording of the Chiriqui Foliage-gleaner — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
Conservation
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