Pink-legged Graveteiro vs Alagoas Foliage-gleaner

Acrobatornis fonsecai compared with Philydor novaesi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Pink-legged Graveteiro Alagoas Foliage-gleaner
Scientific Name Acrobatornis fonsecai Philydor novaesi
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Furnariidae Furnariidae
Conservation Status Vulnerable Extinct
Length
Wingspan 12.6 cm (5.0 in)
Weight 13.5 g (0.48 oz) 36.0 g (1.27 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Pink-legged Graveteiro only

None

Alagoas Foliage-gleaner only

None

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Pink-legged Graveteiro

Extinct

Alagoas Foliage-gleaner

About These Birds

Pink-legged Graveteiro

The Pink-legged Graveteiro, <em>Acrobatornis fonsecai</em>, belongs to the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds), a large and ecologically varied family of passerines found throughout the Neotropics. This species is restricted to forest habitats and has a very limited geographic range in Brazil, likely confined to remnant Atlantic Forest patches. Its conservation status is assessed as Vulnerable, indicating that it faces significant pressure, likely from ongoing forest loss and habitat fragmentation within its restricted range. Detailed plumage and behavioral descriptions of this species are …

Alagoas Foliage-gleaner

The Alagoas Foliage-gleaner was a medium-sized furnariid bird weighing about 36 g, endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Alagoas, Brazil. It is now classified as extinct, having last been recorded in the 1980s before its forest habitat was almost entirely destroyed by agriculture.

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