Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura aegithaloides
The Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail (Leptasthenura aegithaloides) is a uncommon ovenbirds and woodcreeper found in 4 countries, weighing about 11 g. The plain-mantled tit-spinetail is a small passerine bird of South America in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
About the Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
The plain-mantled tit-spinetail is a small passerine bird of South America in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
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How to identify it
The plain-mantled tit-spinetail is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 11 g (0.26 to 0.39 oz). It is a small, slender, long-tailed furnariid with a short bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies L. a. aegithaloides have a white supercilium on an otherwise dark brownish, whitish streaked, face. Their crown is dark brown with wide golden-tawny streaks, their hindneck dark brown with grayish-white streaks, and their back, rump, and uppertail coverts dull brownish. Voice: The subspecies of the plain-mantled tit-spinetail have quite different voices. The nominate subspecies' song is "a high-pitched descending, broken trill lasting 2–5 seconds, with accentuated sharper notes, e.g. 'chikiti-chikiti-chikiti- chikiti-ti-ti-ti-pweew-ti-ti-ti-pweew-ti-ti-ti…' ". Its calls include a "shorter, lower-pitched nasal trill, 'prrr' " and "a double 'tzk-tzk' or 'pit-tzk-tzk' ".
Where it lives
When to see it
The Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail?
- The plain-mantled tit-spinetail is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 11 g (0.26 to 0.39 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail?
- The Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
- Where can you see a Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail?
- The Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail occurs in 4 countries, including Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
- What birds look similar to a Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail?
- The Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail is most easily confused with the Tufted Tit-Spinetail, the Araucaria Tit-Spinetail and the Andean Tit-Spinetail.
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