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The 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). It is a small cinclodes with a medium-length slightly decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a buff supercilium with speckles at its front, blackish brown lores and ear coverts, and a whitish malar area with dark scallops. Their crown is dark grayish brown and their upperparts rich dark brown. Voice: The grey-flanked cinclodes' song is "a fast dry twittery trill rising in pitch, introduced by a few single notes", and its call is "a dry 'tsick' ".
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When to see the Grey-flanked Cinclodes
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Grey-flanked Cinclodes
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Grey-flanked Cinclodes
The grey-flanked cinclodes, formerly known as Oustalet's 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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Easily confused with
Chestnut-winged CinclodesCinclodes albidiventrisThe chestnut-winged cinclodes is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.
Stout-billed CinclodesCinclodes excelsiorThe stout-billed cinclodes is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 62 to 66 g (2.2 to 2.3 oz).
White-winged CinclodesCinclodes atacamensisThe white-winged cinclodes is 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 45 to 56 g (1.6 to 2.0 oz).
Side by side: Buff-winged Cinclodes vs Grey-flanked Cinclodes · Dark-bellied Cinclodes vs Grey-flanked Cinclodes · Grey-flanked Cinclodes vs Stout-billed Cinclodes · Grey-flanked Cinclodes vs White-winged Cinclodes
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