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The Roraiman barbtail is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 14 to 20 g (0.49 to 0.71 oz). It is a dramatically patterned furnariid that resembles a Margarornis treerunner but is unique in its range. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies R. a. adusta have dark blackish brown lores and ear coverts and a wide bright chestnut supercilium that extends around the nape. Their forehead is bright chestnut, their crown dark brown, and their upperparts chestnut. Their tail is also chestnut; the feathers lack barbs at the end giving a spiky appearance. Voice: The Roraiman barbtail's song is " 7–8 clear notes that ascend rapidly, 'tee-tee-tee-teuu-teuu-tuutuu' ". Its call is a "very high, inquiring 'whit?' ".
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When to see the Roraiman Barbtail
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Roraiman Barbtail
The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Brazil.
About the Roraiman Barbtail
The Roraiman barbtail is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Berlepsch's CanasteroAsthenes berlepschiBerlepsch's canastero is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long.
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).
Tepui Foliage-gleanerSyndactyla roraimaeThe tepui foliage-gleaner is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs 22 to 32 g (0.78 to 1.1 oz).
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