Blackish Cinclodes
Cinclodes antarcticus
The Blackish Cinclodes (Cinclodes antarcticus) is a rare ovenbirds and woodcreeper found in 3 countries, weighing about 63 g. The blackish cinclodes is a Near Threatened passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
About the Blackish Cinclodes
The blackish cinclodes is a Near Threatened passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found on Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands, where it is known as the tussac-bird or tussock-bird.
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How to identify it
The blackish cinclodes is 18 to 23 cm (7.1 to 9.1 in) long and weighs about 63 g (2.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies are mostly dark sooty brown, with a slightly paler throat and some dull rufous on the base of the flight feathers. The last is usually visible only in flight. Its iris is dark brown, its bill blackish, and its legs and feet blackish. Juveniles are generally browner than adults. Subspecies C. a. Voice: All of the recordings of blackish cinclodes vocalizations in xeno-canto and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library are from the Falkland Islands. The song is "a long series of sharp, explosive notes intermixed with musical trills...described as tittering chee-chee-chee-chee-cheecheecheecheecheechee-chee".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Blackish Cinclodes?
- The blackish cinclodes is 18 to 23 cm (7.1 to 9.1 in) long and weighs about 63 g (2.2 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Blackish Cinclodes?
- The Blackish Cinclodes is a medium sized bird weighing about 63 g.
- Where can you see a Blackish Cinclodes?
- The Blackish Cinclodes occurs in 3 countries, including the Falkland Islands, Argentina and Chile.
- What birds look similar to a Blackish Cinclodes?
- The Blackish Cinclodes is most easily confused with the Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes, the Olrog's Cinclodes and the Cordoba Cinclodes.
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