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The Delta Amacuro softtail is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 26 to 30 g (0.92 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have almost the same plumage. Adult males have olive-buff lores with dark gray tips and a grayish olive eyering; the rest of their head is brownish olive with yellow-buff spots. Their upper back is brownish olive with yellow-buff streaks. Their rest of their back is plain warm brown and their rump and uppertail coverts rufous-brown or cinnamon. Their tail is cinnamon that is brighter on its upper side. Their upperwing coverts are warm olive-brown to fulvous-brown. Voice: The Delta Amacuro softtail's song is often sung in duet. It is "a long chattery rattle consisting of short, loud notes given by one bird (perhaps male), then joined for variable period of time by a second bird making harsh, even shorter notes; after this, volume and tempo gradually decrease until song typically ends with only the first bird singing".
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When to see the Delta Amacuro Softtail
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Where to see the Delta Amacuro Softtail
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About the Delta Amacuro Softtail
The Delta Amacuro softtail is a Vulnerable species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the southern Orinoco Delta in northeastern Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Striated SofttailThripophaga macrouraThe striated softtail is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long.
Plain SofttailThripophaga fuscicepsThe plain softtail is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 23 to 24 g (0.81 to 0.85 oz).
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