Jul 6, 2025
Philydor foliage-gleaner
Which is the best bird?
Cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner
Black-capped foliage-gleaner
Voting ended onJul 13, 2025
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Philydor foliage-gleaner
Which is the best bird?
Cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner
Black-capped foliage-gleaner
Philydor erythropterum by Dave Wendelken
RUFOUS-RUMPED FOLIAGE-GLEANER (Philydor erythrocercum)
Stouffer, P. “Philydor erythrocercum Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner” Amazonas, Brazil
Ridiculous as it sounds, ‘rufous-rumped foliage-gleaner’ sums up this little bird perfectly. Like the other foliage-gleaners (of which there are over 30 species spanning across 6 genera), the rufous-rumped was named for its foraging behaviour which typically involves picking (gleaning) arthropods from plant material. There are several foliage-gleaners with equally glorious vernaculars, such as the henna-hooded and slaty-winged foliage-gleaners, but the rufous-rumped has a red bottom. So there.