About the Dark-bellied Cinclodes
The dark-bellied cinclodes is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.
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The dark-bellied cinclodes is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long and weighs about 36 to 50 g (1.3 to 1.8 oz). It is a largish cinclodes with a long decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumages, and the two subspecies differ very little. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a white supercilium that begins at the forehead, dark brown lores and ear coverts, and a white malar area with some faint darker flecks. Their crown and nape are dark brown and their upperparts a slightly lighter brown. Their wings are dark brown with blackish brown primary coverts. Voice: The dark-bellied cinclodes is very vocal during the breeding season. Its song is "a piercing weep weep weep tirrrrRRRrr", sung during the male's display and sometimes in a duet by the pair. Its call is a "short, sharp, and stuttering disyllabic ch'tp lasting from 2 to several (>15) notes".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Buff-winged CinclodesCinclodes fuscusThe buff-winged cinclodes is 15 to 19.4 cm (5.9 to 7.6 in) long and weighs 29 to 33 g (1.0 to 1.2 oz).
Grey-flanked CinclodesCinclodes oustaletiThe grey-flanked cinclodes is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 22 to 31 g (0.78 to 1.1 oz).
Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventrisThe chestnut-winged cinclodes is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.
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