About the Rufous Spinetail
The rufous spinetail is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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The rufous spinetail is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 17 to 21 g (0.60 to 0.74 oz). It is one of the larger members of genus Synallaxis. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies S. u. unirufa are mostly bright reddish rufous. Their forehead is slightly paler and they have sooty blackish lores. Their throat feathers have black bases that are seldom visible. Their iris is dark brown to dark reddish brown, their bill black with sometimes a pale base to the mandible, and their legs and feet gray to dark gray. Voice: The subspecies of the rufous spinetail have significantly different vocalizations, which hints that some of them may warrant full species status. "An in depth study is clearly required to gain a better understanding of the taxonomic relationships in this complex." The details of the subspecies' vocalizations are: S. u.
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What the Rufous Spinetail sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Rufous-breasted SpinetailSynallaxis erythrothoraxThe rufous-breasted spinetail is 13 to 16 cm (5.1 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 15 to 19 g (0.53 to 0.67 oz).
Plain-crowned SpinetailSynallaxis gujanensisThe plain-crowned spinetail is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 13 to 22 g (0.46 to 0.78 oz).
Silvery-throated SpinetailSynallaxis subpudicaThe silvery-throated spinetail is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long.
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