Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner

Philydor pyrrhodes

The Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner is a small to medium-sized bird found in the forests of South America. It has a distinctive chestnut coloration on its wings, which contrasts with its olive-green upperparts and creamy underparts. This species is known for its habit of foraging for insects and small invertebrates in the dense foliage of the forest understory. It has a sharp, pointed bill adapted for probing and gleaning insects from leaves and crevices. The Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner is typically found in humid lowland forests, where it prefers to inhabit dense vegetation with a variety of tree species.

Habitat: Humid lowland forests