How do you identify a Delta Amacuro Softtail?

The Delta Amacuro softtail is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 26 to 30 g (0.92 to 1.1 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Delta Amacuro Softtail?

The Delta Amacuro Softtail is a small sized bird weighing about 28 g.

Where can you see a Delta Amacuro Softtail?

The Delta Amacuro Softtail is endemic to Venezuela, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Delta Amacuro Softtail?

The Delta Amacuro Softtail is most easily confused with the Orinoco Softtail, the Striated Softtail and the Plain Softtail.

Is the Delta Amacuro Softtail endangered?

The Delta Amacuro Softtail is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Delta Amacuro Softtail

Thripophaga amacurensis

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Delta Amacuro Softtail (Thripophaga amacurensis) is a legendary ovenbirds and woodcreeper found only in Venezuela, weighing about 28 g. The Delta Amacuro softtail is a Vulnerable species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

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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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How to identify it

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".

Where it lives

Venezuela

When to see it

Best months: January, February, May, June, October, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Delta Amacuro Softtail?: The Delta Amacuro softtail is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs 26 to 30 g (0.92 to 1.1 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Delta Amacuro Softtail?: The Delta Amacuro Softtail is a small sized bird weighing about 28 g.
Where can you see a Delta Amacuro Softtail?: The Delta Amacuro Softtail is endemic to Venezuela, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Delta Amacuro Softtail?: The Delta Amacuro Softtail is most easily confused with the Orinoco Softtail, the Striated Softtail and the Plain Softtail.
Is the Delta Amacuro Softtail endangered?: The Delta Amacuro Softtail is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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