The Para foliage-gleaner is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Region
Eastern Amazon Basin
Typical Environment
This species is confined to lowland rainforests of eastern Amazonian Brazil, including parts of Pará and adjacent areas. It favors terra firme forest with a well-developed understory and abundant dead-leaf clusters, but it also uses seasonally flooded edges and older secondary forests. Birds keep close to dense vegetation, especially vine tangles and bamboo patches. It is typically encountered in pairs or small family groups within larger mixed flocks, moving quietly through shaded understory strata.
Altitude Range
0–600 m
Climate Zone
Tropical
Ease of Keeping
Beginner friendly: 1/5
The Pará foliage-gleaner is a skulking ovenbird that specializes in riffling through dead leaves and tangles in lowland Amazonian forest. It often joins mixed-species flocks, keeping to the understory and lower midstory where it forages methodically. Like many furnariids, it typically nests in cavities or earthen banks, constructing a bulky, fibrous nest. Habitat loss in eastern Amazonia likely affects some populations.
Temperament
skulking and methodical
Flight Pattern
short rapid wingbeats through dense understory
Social Behavior
Usually found in pairs or small family groups and frequently associates with mixed-species understory flocks. Territorial duets may occur between pair members. Nesting is believed to be in cavities or short tunnels, where a bulky, fibrous nest is built and both parents tend the young.
Migratory Pattern
Resident
Song Description
Song is a short series of rich, resonant notes that accelerates slightly and may descend at the end. Calls include sharp chips and dry scolds given while moving through dense cover.
