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The grey-headed spinetail is 14 to 16 cm (5.5 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 14 to 16 g (0.49 to 0.56 oz). The sexes have the same plumage, which in its range is unique. Adults have a faint whitish supercilium and a gray-brown line through the eye on an otherwise pale gray face. Their forehead is pale buffy gray and their crown and nape are slightly darker gray; the crown has a short crest. Their back, tail, and wings are rufous-brown. Their tail feathers are graduated and lack barbs at the end giving a spiny appearance. Voice: The grey-headed spinetail's song is an "extr. high 'tsit-tsit-tsit-' then bouncing down as rattle". Its call is a "high 'trwit' ".
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When to see the Grey-headed Spinetail
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Grey-headed Spinetail
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Grey-headed Spinetail
The grey-headed spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
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Easily confused with
Marcapata SpinetailCranioleuca marcapataeThe Marcapata spinetail is 14.5 to 16 cm (5.7 to 6.3 in) long.
Parker's SpinetailCranioleuca vulpeculaParker's spinetail is 13 to 16 cm (5.1 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 16 to 20 g (0.56 to 0.71 oz).
Light-crowned SpinetailCranioleuca albicepsThe light-crowned spinetail is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 13 to 17 g (0.46 to 0.60 oz).
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