Family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Least Concern
Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner (Philydor erythropterum)
Taxonomy
French: Anabate à ailes rousses German: Kastanienflügel-Blattspäher Spanish: Ticotico alicastaño
Taxonomy:
Anabates erythropterus
P. L. Sclater
, 1856,“Bogotá”
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Subspecies and Distribution
P. e. erythropterum
(P. L. Sclater, 1856) – S Venezuela (E Amazonas, S Bolívar), SE Colombia (S from W Meta), E Ecuador, E Peru, Brazil S of R Amazon (W Amazonas E to R Madeira) and NE Bolivia (S to La Paz and N Beni).
P. e. diluviale
Griscom & Greenway, 1937 – E Brazil (C Pará, W Maranhão).
Descriptive notes
17–19 cm; 28–36 g. Slightly larger-billed than congeners and with more contrast between wings and back. Has indistinct tawny supercilium from near bill base,... read more
Voice
Song a fast, buzzy, slightly accelerating, quavering or slightly descending trill, duration 2... read more
Habitat
Tropical lowland evergreen forest and flooded forest; mostly terra firme and transitional... read more
Food and feeding
Arthropods. Usually in pairs, almost always in mixed-species flocks, from mid-storey to canopy. Acrobatically gleans and pulls food items... read more
Breeding
No information.
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Uncommon to fairly common. Density estimated at 4–5/km2 in transitional forest in SE Peru. Occurs in several protected areas, including... read more
Sister to P. rufum; some genetic studies#R#R suggest that the two are sister to genus Ancistrops. Race diluviale may represent E extreme of clinal variation of nominate; more thorough analysis required. Species name often spelt erythropterus, but must agree with neuter gender of genus. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.