Family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Least Concern
Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner (Anabazenops dorsalis)
Taxonomy
French: Anabate à grands sourcils German: Graubauch-Baumspäher Spanish: Ticotico carioscuro
Other common names:
Bamboo Foliage-gleaner
Taxonomy:
Automolus dorsalis
P. L. Sclater and Salvin
, 1880,Sarayacu, Pastaza, Ecuador
.Distribution:
S Colombia (S from W Caquetá) S through extreme W Amazonia to N Bolivia (N La Paz), also locally in S Amazonian Brazil (Acre, Rondônia, N Mato Grosso).
Descriptive notes
19 cm; 34–44 g. Rather thick-billed, plain foliage-gleaner. Has narrow greyish-buff supercilium; rest of face greyish-brown, lores with greyish crescent and paler... read more
Voice
Song 5–24 low-pitched, evenly spaced “tchook” or “chert” notes, c. 4... read more
Habitat
Humid hilly lowland and foothill forest and second growth, especially near rivers and streams,... read more
Food and feeding
Arthropods. Usually singly or in pairs, occasionally in mixed-species flocks. Forages in upper levels of bamboo or cane-dominated... read more
Breeding
Nestlings in Aug in S Peru. Presumably monogamous. One nest was a cup 15 cm deep of fine, dried plant material, placed c. 3 m above ground... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Rare to uncommon. Restriction to bamboo naturally limits its global population size. Occurs in Manu National Park and Biosphere Reserve and Tambopata... read more
Formerly placed in genus Automolus, but nest structure, voice, habitat, morphometrics, and juvenile and adult plumage patterns strongly suggest that its sister-species is Anabazenops fuscus (which see); present treatment supported by genetic data#R. Monotypic.