This species was first discovered in 1979 at Murici in Alagoas, although there have been few sightings in that area since. In 2003 it was discovered at the Frei Caneca Private Reserve in Pernambuco. Due to its rarity it was classified by BirdLife International as critically endangered.
It is a member of the South American bird family Furnariidae, a group in which many species build elaborate clay nests, giving rise to the English name for the family of "ovenbirds".
Description
The Alagoas foliage-gleaner is 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs 30–38 g (1.1–1.3 oz) with plain rufous-brown plumage. Sexes are similar. It inhabits interior upland forest at 400–550 m (1,310–1,800 ft), and has been found singly, in pairs or small groups, and often join mixed-species flocks including lesser woodcreeper.
Habitat scarcity
The major threat to its existence is habitat destruction, and the clearance of Atlantic forest in Alagoas and Pernambuco has left few other sites likely to support populations of this species. A 2018 study citing bird extinction patterns and the lack of any confirmed sightings since 2011 recommended reclassifying the species as Extinct, and in 2019, the IUCN classified it as so.[2]
^BirdLife International (2019). "Philydor novaesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22702869A156126928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22702869A156126928.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Butchart, Stuart H.M.; Lowe, Stephen; Martin, Rob W.; Symes, Andy; Westrip, James R.S.; Wheatley, Hannah (2018-11-01). "Which bird species have gone extinct? A novel quantitative classification approach". Biological Conservation. 227: 9–18. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2018.08.014. ISSN 0006-3207. S2CID 91481736.
External links
Species factsheet - BirdLife International
August 18, 2023
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