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Double-banded Greytail

Xenerpestes minlosi

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 11 g

About the Double-banded Greytail

The double-banded greytail is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.

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The double-banded greytail is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long. It is a tiny furnariid that resembles a warbler. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have olive-buff lores, a creamy white supercilium, and a dark gray line behind the eye on an otherwise grayish face. Their crown is blackish and their back, rump, and tail are dark gray. Their wings are dark gray with yellowish at the bend and two white bars on the coverts. Their throat and underparts are creamy whitish with some grayish flecks on the breast and olive-buff undertail coverts. Voice: The double-banded greytail's song is "a long, dry, extremely rapid chattering trill on the same pitch, increasing in volume". Its call is "a sharp, thin, inflected note".

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Where the Double-banded Greytail lives

Regular range

When to see the Double-banded Greytail

Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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