Henna-capped Foliage-gleaner

Overview

The henna-capped foliage-gleaner, also known as the chestnut-capped foliage-gleaner, is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is a monotypic species found in south-central Brazil and eastern Paraguay.

Identification

• Length of 20 to 21 cm with a weight of 44 to 51 g, featuring a long, almost straight bill.
• Chestnut face and crown with a light rufous moustacial area and a slightly paler reddish chestnut collar.
• Rich ochraceous brown back and rump, with mostly dark rufous wings and a chestnut tail.
• Sulphur-yellow irises, a dark gray bill with a paler mandible base, and grayish legs and feet.
• Call is a dry, cackling 'kjep -kjep -', while the song accelerates into a rattle lasting 2 to 3 seconds.

Habitat

Found in south-central Brazil between the states of Mato Grosso, Bahia, and Paraná, extending into the San Pedro Department of eastern Paraguay. It inhabits gallery forest and deciduous woodlands at elevations between 200 and 1,000 m.

Diet

Feeds on arthropods, foraging mostly alone or in pairs, and occasionally joining mixed-species feeding flocks. It is mostly terrestrial, gleaning prey from the ground and leaf litter.

Did you know?

The bird constructs a nest made of dry grass and leaves within a tunnel that it excavates in an earthen bank.