About the Rusty-winged Barbtail
The rusty-winged barbtail 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 rusty-winged barbtail is 13 to 14.5 cm (5.1 to 5.7 in) long and weighs 13 to 17 g (0.46 to 0.60 oz). The sexes' plumages are alike. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a pale buffish or brownish buff supercilium and a dark brown stripe behind the eye; the rest of their face is streaked brown and buff. Their crown is dark olive-brown with a faint scallop pattern. The sides of their neck and upper back are brownish with pale buff spots, their lower back is browner and unspotted, their rump is brown with a faint rufescent tinge, and their uppertail coverts are chestnut. Voice: The rusty-winged barbtail is seldom vocal. What is thought to be its song is a fast, accelerating, "'tsi-tsi-tsi-si-si-sisisisisisi". Its call is described as a sharp "tseep" or "tsip" that sometimes runs into a series.
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Where the Rusty-winged Barbtail lives
When to see the Rusty-winged Barbtail
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Orange-fronted PlushcrownMetopothrix aurantiacaThe orange-fronted plushcrown is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 10 to 12 g (0.35 to 0.42 oz).
Black-billed TreehunterThripadectes melanorhynchusThe black-billed treehunter is 20 to 20.5 cm (7.9 to 8.1 in) long and weighs 39 to 46 g (1.4 to 1.6 oz).
Olive-backed Foliage-gleanerAutomolus infuscatusThe olive-backed foliage-gleaner is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 27 to 40 g (0.95 to 1.4 oz).
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