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The grey-bellied spinetail is 13.5 to 15 cm (5.3 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 10 to 14 g (0.35 to 0.49 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have blackish lores and a faint gray line behind the eye on an otherwise gray-brown face. Their forehead is dark grayish brown, their crown dark brownish olive, and their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are richer brown. Their wings are mostly rich reddish chestnut. Their tail is dark chestnut; the tips of the feathers have no barbs giving a spiny appearance. Voice: The grey-bellied spinetail's song is a "very high, piercing 'weeet-sweet' " whose first note is higher than the second.
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When to see the Grey-bellied Spinetail
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Grey-bellied Spinetail
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Grey-bellied Spinetail
The grey-bellied spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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Easily confused with
Dark-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis albigularisThe dark-breasted spinetail is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 14 to 18 g (0.49 to 0.63 oz).
Stripe-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis cinnamomeaThe stripe-breasted spinetail is 14 to 16 cm (5.5 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 15 to 23 g (0.53 to 0.81 oz).
White-whiskered SpinetailSynallaxis candeiThe white-whiskered spinetail is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 14 to 16 g (0.49 to 0.56 oz).
Side by side: Grey-bellied Spinetail vs Silvery-throated Spinetail · Dark-breasted Spinetail vs Grey-bellied Spinetail · Grey-bellied Spinetail vs Stripe-breasted Spinetail · Grey-bellied Spinetail vs White-whiskered Spinetail
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