Araguaia Spinetail
Synallaxis simoni
The Araguaia Spinetail (Synallaxis simoni) is a legendary ovenbirds and woodcreeper found only in Brazil, weighing about 18 g. The Araguaia spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
About the Araguaia Spinetail
The Araguaia spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
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How to identify it
The Araguaia spinetail is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have dull whitish lores on an otherwise brownish gray face. Their crown is grayish brown, their mantle, back, and rump bright rufous, and their uppertail coverts dark rufous. Their wings are bright rufous with fuscous-brown tips on the flight feathers. Their tail is dark rufous; it is graduated and the feathers have blunt tips. Their throat is white; their underparts are mostly tan with a whitish center on a paler belly. Voice: The Araguaia spinetail's song is a "single nasal downslurred note keeeu, repeated at intervals of 1‒3 seconds". It also makes a "nasal single disyllabic note ki-eet". Both sexes sing. They sing mainly in the morning, and from a hidden perch in vegetation.
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify an Araguaia Spinetail?
- The Araguaia spinetail is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is an Araguaia Spinetail?
- The Araguaia Spinetail is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.
- Where can you see an Araguaia Spinetail?
- The Araguaia Spinetail is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
- What birds look similar to an Araguaia Spinetail?
- The Araguaia Spinetail is most easily confused with the Rio Orinoco Spinetail, the Russet-bellied Spinetail and the Pinto's Spinetail.
- Is the Araguaia Spinetail endangered?
- The Araguaia Spinetail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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