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Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner
Automolus melanopezus
Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner (Automolus melanopezus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner (Automolus melanopezus) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 31.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Automolus
- Species melanopezus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 31.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Brown-rumped 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 Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner (Automolus melanopezus) belongs to the Furnariidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA w, sw Amazonia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 31.4 g, with a wing length of about 8.5 cm and a tail of around 7.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 670,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner?
The Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner is a small bird that weighs around 31.4 g.
Where does the Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner live?
The Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner is found across South America with a range covering SA w, sw Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner belong to?
The Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner (Automolus melanopezus) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner eat?
The Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner migrate?
The Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner make?
1 real field recording of the Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner's range?
The Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner has a mapped global range of about 670,000 km².
Conservation
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