About the Scaled Spinetail
The scaled spinetail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the lower Amazon River in Brazil, where it inhabits várzea forests and tropical or subtropical swamplands.
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The scaled spinetail is a dark bird with scaly-looking undersides, a pale supercilium, dark brown upperparts and rufuous crown, wings and tail. The tail is graduated, with basally stiffened rectrices, pointed at tips. Breast and belly are very pale buff-brown; the feathers of throat, breast and belly are edged dark olive, creating a coarse, scaled appearance. It measures 14–15 cm (5.5–5.9 in) in length.
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What the Scaled Spinetail sounds like
Where the Scaled Spinetail lives
When to see the Scaled Spinetail
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bolivian SpinetailCranioleuca henricaeThe Bolivian spinetail is 14.5 to 15 cm (5.7 to 5.9 in) long.
Tepui SpinetailCranioleuca demissaThe tepui spinetail is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 14 to 17 g (0.49 to 0.60 oz).
Russet-mantled SofttailCranioleuca berlepschiThe russet-mantled softtail is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 23 g (0.81 oz).
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