About the Pinto's Spinetail
Pinto's spinetail is an Endangered species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to north-eastern Brazil. It is known locally as "tatac".
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Pinto's spinetail is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 16 to 20 g (0.56 to 0.71 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dark grayish face. Their crown and nape are bright reddish chestnut and their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are brownish gray. Their wings are mostly rufous. Their tail is dark rufous-chestnut; it is graduated and the feathers have pointed tips. Their chin has a black spot; the rest of their chin and throat have diffuse whitish and gray streaks. The rest of their underparts are dark slaty gray with sometimes a lighter central belly. Voice: The song of Pinto's spinetail is described as "reet, reet" and is typically sung twice. Its call is "a spitting trill" and it also makes "a chatter...unlike any vocalization of congeners".
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Where the Pinto's Spinetail lives
When to see the Pinto's Spinetail
Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Hoary-throated SpinetailSynallaxis kollariThe hoary-throated spinetail is 14.5 to 16 cm (5.7 to 6.3 in) long.
McConnell's SpinetailSynallaxis macconnelliMcConnell's spinetail is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 18 to 20 g (0.63 to 0.71 oz).
Russet-bellied SpinetailSynallaxis zimmeriThe russet-bellied spinetail is 16.5 to 17 cm (6.5 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 12 to 14 g (0.42 to 0.49 oz).
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