About the Araucaria Tit-Spinetail
The Araucaria tit-spinetail is a Near Threatened species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.
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The Araucaria tit-spinetail is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 11 g (0.39 oz). It is a small-bodied, long-tailed furnariid with a short crest and a longish (for the genus) slightly decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a thin white supercilium on an otherwise black and white striped face. Their crown and crest are blackish with narrow paler streaks. Their upperparts are reddish brown with faint pale streaks on the upper back. Their wings are mostly rufous with wide rufous bases on the otherwise blackish flight feathers. Voice: The Araucaria tit-spinetail's song is a "series (2-3 sec) of very high, thin notes changing in tempo between trill and rattle".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Andean Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura andicolaThe Andean tit-spinetail is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs about 15 to 16 g (0.53 to 0.56 oz).
Tufted Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura platensisThe tufted tit-spinetail is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 10 to 12 g (0.35 to 0.42 oz).
Brown-capped Tit-SpinetailLeptasthenura fuliginicepsThe brown-capped tit-spinetail is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 9 to 13 g (0.32 to 0.46 oz).
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