Other Scientific Names
Philydor amaurotis [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Philydor amaurotis [Collar et al. (1994)], Philydor amaurotis [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]
South-eastern Brazil (southern Espirito Santo south to Santa Catarina, also central Rio Grande do Sul) and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones); also several sight records from south-eastern Paraguay (Canendiyú, Alto Paraná, Caazapá).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation due to urbanisation, industrialisation, agricultural expansion, colonisation and associated road-building, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A stuttering chatter followed by 3-4 loud shrieks.
White-browed Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia amaurotis) [XC556128]
by Brian Cox from PE Intervales - Trilha do Lajeado, Brazil (chamado)
White-browed Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia amaurotis) [XC10433]
by Jerome Fischer from Itatiaia NP, RJ, Brazil (call, contact calls)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus sometimes merged into a broadly defined Philydor. This species suspected by some authors as being not particularly closely related to either Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia variegaticeps) or Montane Foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia striaticollis).
Similar Species
Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla rufosuperciliata) is more uniform olive brown above, supercilium is narrower and buff not creamy and its ear coverts are less contrasting. Large Pale-browed Treehunter (Cichlocolaptes leucophrus) is larger, streaked on the crown and mantle and more sharply streaked below. Sharp-billed Treehunter (Heliobletus contaminatus) is smaller, streaked on the mantle and has a buffy supercilium and throat.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet