Family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Vulnerable
Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla ruficollis)
Taxonomy
French: Anabate à cou roux German: Rosthals-Blattspäher Spanish: Ticotico cuellirrufo
Taxonomy:
Anabazenops ruficollis
Taczanowski
, 1884,Paucal (= Nancho), Cajamarca, Peru
.Distribution:
Coastal hills and W slope of Andes in SW Ecuador (El Oro, Loja) and NW Peru (Tumbes S to Lambayeque).
Descriptive notes
18–19 cm; 29–39 g. Fairly large furnariid; unlike in others of genus, bill not obviously wedge-shaped. Conspicuous orange-rufous supercilium extends... read more
Habitat
Montane evergreen forest and tropical deciduous forest; often in bamboo, shaded ravines, along... read more
Food and feeding
Arthropods. Forages singly or in pairs, often in mixed-species flocks; during dry season also in small groups and almost always in mixed... read more
Breeding
Breeds probably during Jan–May wet season. Nest not described. No further information.
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
VULNERABLE. Restricted-range species: present in Tumbesian Region EBA. Formerly fairly common to common within its small range. Now uncommon and local. Population roughly... read more
Formerly placed in Automolus, but voice and plumage unlike any species in that genus; placement in present genus corroborated by recent genetic study#R. Sister to S. subalaris#R. Proposed race celicae (SW Ecuador) described as brighter, paler and more ochraceous, especially on upperparts, and has ochraceous supercilium and broader breast streaks; these features, however, can be found throughout species’ range and may be due to age differences and plumage wear. Monotypic.