Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus) | Photos and ID

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Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus), photo 1 — Photo: Stan Rullman · CC BY 4.0

Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus), photo 2 — Photo: Stan Rullman · CC BY 4.0

Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus), photo 3 — Photo: Monics Paredes · CC BY 4.0

Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus), photo 4 — Photo: David F. Belmonte · CC BY 4.0

Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Stan Rullman, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Monics Paredes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-and-white Spinetail (Certhiaxis mustelinus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The red-and-white spinetail is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 14 to 16 g (0.49 to 0.56 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have black lores and a dusky brown line through the eye on an otherwise reddish brown face. Their crown and back are also reddish brown, with the back being slightly lighter. Their rump is a paler rufescent brown. Their wings are mostly bright rufous with dark fuscous tips on the flight feathers. Voice: The red-and-white spinetail's song is a "loud, dry, irregularly undulating rattle": "tch-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t". Its call is "chuk-cheh" or "chuck-chuck-chuck".

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When to see the Red-and-white Spinetail

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Red-and-white Spinetail

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Peru Brazil Colombia

About the Red-and-white Spinetail

The red-and-white spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.

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Easily confused with

Yellow-chinned SpinetailCerthiaxis cinnamomeusThe yellow-chinned spinetail is typically 15 cm long, and weighs 15 g.

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