About the Chinchipe Spinetail
The Chinchipe spinetail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds. It is endemic to Peru.
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The Chinchipe spinetail is 11 to 13 cm (4.3 to 5.1 in) long. It is one of the smallest members of genus Synallaxis. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a buffy supercilium on an otherwise blackish face with faint whitish streaks. Their forecrown has black and white streaks. The rest of their crown is dull grayish brown, their back slightly browner, their rump rufescent-brown, and their uppertail coverts bright rufous. The wing has whitish at the bend; the coverts and secondaries are rufous and the primaries dusky. Voice: The Chinchipe spinetail's song is a "short rhythmic phrase consisting of a rising trill followed by a loud squeak and a stuttered monotone trill, rendered tr'r'r'r'up-KSEEP'tra'a'a or turree-TYEE-trrree". It also makes a "rattled series of notes...which may go up and down in pace and pitch". Both vocalizations are often given in duet.
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Where the Chinchipe Spinetail lives
When to see the Chinchipe Spinetail
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Maranon SpinetailSynallaxis maranonicaThe Maranon spinetail is 14 to 16 cm (5.5 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 16 to 17 g (0.56 to 0.60 oz).
McConnell's SpinetailSynallaxis macconnelliMcConnell's spinetail is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 18 to 20 g (0.63 to 0.71 oz).
Hoary-throated SpinetailSynallaxis kollariThe hoary-throated spinetail is 14.5 to 16 cm (5.7 to 6.3 in) long.
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