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Para Foliage-gleaner
Automolus paraensis
Para Foliage-gleaner (Automolus paraensis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Para Foliage-gleaner (Automolus paraensis) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 36 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 paraensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 36 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Para 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 Para Foliage-gleaner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Para Foliage-gleaner (Automolus paraensis) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA sc Amazonian Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 36 g, with a wing length of about 9 cm and a tail of around 7.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Para Foliage-gleaner?
The Para Foliage-gleaner is a small bird that weighs around 36 g.
Where does the Para Foliage-gleaner live?
The Para Foliage-gleaner is found across South America with a range covering SA sc Amazonian Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Para Foliage-gleaner belong to?
The Para Foliage-gleaner (Automolus paraensis) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Para Foliage-gleaner eat?
The Para Foliage-gleaner is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Para Foliage-gleaner migrate?
The Para Foliage-gleaner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Para 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 Para Foliage-gleaner make?
1 real field recording of the Para 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 Para Foliage-gleaner's range?
The Para Foliage-gleaner has a mapped global range of about 1.7 million km².
Conservation
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